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Quote: That is untrue. 4H kids handle their roosters for showmanship and I don't see any mean ones. Some fall asleep during the contest though. I have never experienced a male getting mean because of handling and I have raised chickens for over 40 years. Meaness in any breed is mostly genetics...

Quote: Good point! Walt

I didn't mention anything about showing. Showing poultry is for only a small group of people that raise chickens. There are some hatcheries that do pay attention to what they are doing and MANY that get their eggs from breeders that know what they are doing. That is why they are called...

Quote: Generally REAL examples of a breed (bred to the ABA/APA Standards) Look different, act different and out produce these hatchery mongrels. Doesn't anyone notice that they are skinny, have shallow bodies are too tall for the breed and the tails stick straight up in the air? In the old...

I have been raising exhibition poultry for over 40 years and any breed can be mean or flighty if that is how they were bred. Reproduced without regard to temperament. I have also been a judge for many years, so I do know to watch out for: white Cochin bantams, black and white OEG bantams, Quail...

Lakenvelders......they are pretty crazy. Walt