painted, There are only 2 people I know of that had projects going, trying to get Blues, and Splashes up to par, so they could be accepted as SOP colors. The first is Chet Hupp of Hupp Farms in Az. The second was Kurt aka RattlesnakeRidgeWV. This was recently posted by Kurt aka RattlesnakeRidgeWV. Due to personal health issues with myself and my wife the Blue Black Splash Aussie Rattlesnake Ridge Line will be coming to an end. If anybody wants to make a road trip for my breeders or young cockerels that I kept let me know. Fair pricing, I just want the line to continue. Kurt 304-258-9468 Give him a call. IF they are no longer breeding, ask if they might have sold to anyone that you could get stock from. Be forewarned, they don't usually ship eggs, or stock. He has a lot of knowledge, so if he's sold all his stock, ask him how to go about setting up your own program for breeding Blues, etc. He's a wealth of information.
For the record, BA's were on the endangered list, then a few years ago, they generated some interest, and their endangered status dropped to guarded. Far too many of those breeders have discontinued breeding them, due to various reasons, so there are not a lot of them out there. It took me 9 months to get my first breeding trio, and they were not cheap.
Yes, I have shown, and done well. I recently ran into a snag. I scoured the country for SOP BA's. Fortunately I was able to contact the original breeder of my stock, and get what I needed, so hopefully the problem will be solved.
For the record, BA's were on the endangered list, then a few years ago, they generated some interest, and their endangered status dropped to guarded. Far too many of those breeders have discontinued breeding them, due to various reasons, so there are not a lot of them out there. It took me 9 months to get my first breeding trio, and they were not cheap.
Yes, I have shown, and done well. I recently ran into a snag. I scoured the country for SOP BA's. Fortunately I was able to contact the original breeder of my stock, and get what I needed, so hopefully the problem will be solved.
