adding to flock, help me choose a breed!!

[buckbeak]

Hi MD,
I was watching your thread and reading the thread about Darkeggs.com. There are breeds on there I'm not familiar with, including Iowa Blues, which are listed as very rare & developed in Iowa. I'm not endorsing them- I have no clue, but I thought I'd put it out there as an option.
Saw some Buckeyes at the PA farm show. That has me considering them too...

 

[mdbucks]

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And you didnt let me know that would have made it worth my time to go to the show, here it is sunday night and it ended today.

 

[buckbeak]

Sorry- there were only a pair. I was happy to see the poultry, but wasn't overly impressed with the quality. I came home very proud of my chickens & think they are worthy of showing next year, if I decide to put them through the stress of it all. There were no dark egg layers there at all, for instance. I also had to jump through hoops to get info on who the exhibitors were. That said, there were a few there & they looked good.
There's always next year for you to go- there is so much to see there you can never get to it all and the food is amazing!

 

[mdbucks]

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So is Mexico, but I dont want a Mexican Chicken either. Is there a Mexican Chicken?? Dont know but if I were canadian, I would be proud to raise Chantelers

 

[frankenchick]

I love my New Hampshires! They are beautiful, very friendly, cold-hardy, great winter layers with no extra light (other than one red heat lamp), and only a little broody.

Did I mention that they're beautiful?

They lay brown eggs and were on the ALBC list.

I also want to vote for the Barred Rock, which was my second choice after the Buff O.

 

[hcammack]

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