I would really like to breed Andalusians, extremely preferably starting from stock that has free-ranged and is similar to and descended from Spanish farm birds. Picking up from Tractor Supply or ordering from a conveyor-belt hatchery isn't what I am looking for, nor is getting a 2nd generation of birds who came from there.
This is especially so as it's thought (Heritage Poultry Conservancy) some people have "made" Andalusians from crosses of Black and White Spanish, or worse, Black and White Leghorns, and the same may well go on today at the chick mills. Really, who knows what one is getting from them.
I would like the birds that genuinely have excellent flying ability, better than Leghorns, excellent foraging ability, and get along better with other or added flock members than for example Leghorns do.
But, the Livestock Conservancy shows practically no one as breeders, including after you pay for membership -- I have only one lead though not producing until April, fair enough -- and there seem none posted here, and the Facebook group is almost dead.
Does anyone have suggestions or leads?
Thank you!
This is especially so as it's thought (Heritage Poultry Conservancy) some people have "made" Andalusians from crosses of Black and White Spanish, or worse, Black and White Leghorns, and the same may well go on today at the chick mills. Really, who knows what one is getting from them.
I would like the birds that genuinely have excellent flying ability, better than Leghorns, excellent foraging ability, and get along better with other or added flock members than for example Leghorns do.
But, the Livestock Conservancy shows practically no one as breeders, including after you pay for membership -- I have only one lead though not producing until April, fair enough -- and there seem none posted here, and the Facebook group is almost dead.
Does anyone have suggestions or leads?
Thank you!
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