I have had many different breeds in the past but have settled on the ones in my signature lines. My birds all originally came from top breeders here in the US. I usually make arrangements to pick up birds from shows from breeder I got my original birds. We don't mix lines. I love my birds...
I raise heritage birds but different breeds. I have been doing it for a long time. I do show them at poultry shows and have done quite well. I don't toe punch but do band the birds with colored bands to tell who is from what hatch. I do selective breeding too. I don't mix lines but keep them...