Best Place To Buy Show Chickens

[Kanchii]

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I wouldn't show those, no.

 

[onthespot]

you can go to images.google.com and search for the breed you are looking for and you can look at the photos and click on the prettiest birds and find out what site the images is hosted on and go from there...

 

[Buster]

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I wouldn't show those, no.

Do you have pics of ones you would show then?

 

[Chellester]

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I wouldn't show those, no.

Why not? Are you a show judge or have won prizes with your d'uccles (which I'm sure you have pictures of) to make you qualified to make such a statement?

No bird meets the standard for the breed perfectly. SQ lines does not mean every bird in that line will be Best Of Show winners. It's just not possible.

Also, since you clearly intend to sell HollyInColorado your D'Uccle eggs, I hope she takes your advice and makes you show her pictures of your birds.

 

[Kanchii]

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I wouldn't show those, no.

Why not? Are you a show judge or have won prizes with your d'uccles (which I'm sure you have pictures of) to make you qualified to make such a statement?

No bird meets the standard for the breed perfectly. SQ lines does not mean every bird in that line will be Best Of Show winners. It's just not possible.

Also, since you clearly intend to sell HollyInColorado your D'Uccle eggs, I hope she takes your advice and make you show her pictures of her birds.

I have won prizes for my d'Uccles, yes. But I'm no longer breeding them. Please don't be angry because I answered the question she asked. I wouldn't show those birds, they are built nicely but do not have the spotting I would look for in mille fleurs.

I'm well aware that SQ lines does not mean that all the offspring will be SQ, thanks for pointing that out. However if you are hoping to get a couple show birds your odds of getting them from parents who aren't fantastic isn't exactly high. It's just common sense.

I sent her a pm with links to birds I'd personally show as well as the breeders info who I bought my d'Uccles from. Thanks for being completely rude to me for simply answering a question, I didn't point out the birds faults or anything mean, simply said I wouldn't show them. I have no idea how telling her that I wouldn't show the birds she posted pictures of means that I intend to sell her my eggs, don't know how you got that out of my whopping 5 word post.

 

[Chellester]

How about posting the links you sent her for us too?

I am not trying to be rude, but you shouldn't go around bashing other people birds if you don't have anything to back it up with. IMO, that is being rude.

 

[Kanchii]

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I don't think simply saying I wouldn't show someone elses birds is bashing them. That just means that IMHO that they wouldnt do well at all the show's I've been to. I have experience showing mille fleur d'Uccles, it wasn't a statement from someone with no experience in the matter. I never said they were poor quality birds, they just aren't something that I'd show. Here's the examples of birds that I would show. The first two are of parents of my d'Uccles, and I can give anyone the contact info for the breeder, she's very kind.

 

[Kanchii]

If you'd like me to explain what I like and dont like about the birds in the pictures I've posted I would be happy to explain my thoughts, since apparently they can get me shot around here

 

[Chellester]

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I don't think simply saying I wouldn't show someone elses birds is bashing them. That just means that IMHO that they wouldnt do well at all the show's I've been to. I have experience showing mille fleur d'Uccles, it wasn't a statement from someone with no experience in the matter. I never said they were poor quality birds, they just aren't something that I'd show. Here's the examples of birds that I would show. The first two are of parents of my d'Uccles, and I can give anyone the contact info for the breeder, she's very kind.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/QTegal2002/chickens/millefleurparents2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/QTegal2002/chickens/millefleurparents.jpg

http://bp0.blogger.com/_uHwFbRvQ4Mk...wBLRngM5I/s400/FIG.+3-37+D'UCCLE+COCK+(2).JPG

http://www.poultrypress.com/images/featherleg/MilleFleurd'UccleBantamfemale.jpg

Yes, those are very nice show birds, but do you really think every bird they throw is going to look exactly like them?

Also, how do you know if the birds in the eBay auction have been past their first molt?

Also, since these are the parents of the d'uccles you have, I'd like to see your d'uccles to support your claim?

 

[Kanchii]

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I don't think simply saying I wouldn't show someone elses birds is bashing them. That just means that IMHO that they wouldnt do well at all the show's I've been to. I have experience showing mille fleur d'Uccles, it wasn't a statement from someone with no experience in the matter. I never said they were poor quality birds, they just aren't something that I'd show. Here's the examples of birds that I would show. The first two are of parents of my d'Uccles, and I can give anyone the contact info for the breeder, she's very kind.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/QTegal2002/chickens/millefleurparents2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/QTegal2002/chickens/millefleurparents.jpg

http://bp0.blogger.com/_uHwFbRvQ4Mk...wBLRngM5I/s400/FIG.+3-37+D'UCCLE+COCK+(2).JPG

http://www.poultrypress.com/images/featherleg/MilleFleurd'UccleBantamfemale.jpg

Yes, those are very nice show birds, but do you really think every bird they throw is going to look exactly like them?

Also, how do you know if the birds in the eBay auction have been past their first molt?

Also, since these are the parents of the d'uccles you have, I'd like to see your d'uccles to support your claim?

I've already said that I'm well aware that every offspring isn't going to be show quality like them. Once again, however, if your parents are show quality you have a better chance of getting show quality offspring, so we can drop that now.

I don't know if they have been past their first molt. However, several of the hens look like they have very little black, and so will have far too much white after they molt if they haven't yet done so for the first time.

I will post pictures of my d'Uccles when I get back from dinner.