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Exactly. I have a backyard full of designer chickens myself. I also have a few supposedly purebreds, from a hatchery, and I believe the truth is they are no purer than the rest.
There is a movement out there to "save the (whichever) breed" and proponents feel we should all be working to "improve" these breeds, and even take on a new "endangered" breed. To me this comes under the category, what they do with their birds is their business. They are doing nothing wrong, of course -- but neither am I.
Another thought. There is something to be said for "hybrid vigor." This particular flock of mine is only a few years old yet I think I have already seen the effects of this. With a little luck, crossing different breeds may well result in a larger or healthier breed than rebreeding them together, especially if you have only a small number of birds.
That said, I do love to look at pics of some of the large, beautiful birds that some well known breeders have been working on for years.