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Thanks Molpet. I actually got my order in today and am expecting 15 more 5/8.
I suggest anyone interested in the breed jump on them, as Ideal is the only place to find them and, like all hatcheries, they're dropping old breeds for newer ones.
I took some pictures today. I need to get a scale and weigh them, because pictures don't show how heavy they are. And sadly, my heaviest girls were the slowest and got nabbed by predators (one by a bald eagle, no joke) so it's the "skinny girls" left, but they still weigh easily twice what anyone else in the flock does, and it's all breast.
So, clearly not show quality, but definitely something a serious breeder could work with. I think if someone could breed in a White Cornish, by the time you got the color back, in 3-4 generations, you could have much better type by then as well, and be winning ribbons a couple of generations after that.
But if someone wants a hardy homestead bird, they're great as they are. They have survived some major cold and wet - just keep them safe from predators. If you range them, they'll hustle for their food with the best, but they aren't escaping from *anything*.
I suggest anyone interested in the breed jump on them, as Ideal is the only place to find them and, like all hatcheries, they're dropping old breeds for newer ones.
I took some pictures today. I need to get a scale and weigh them, because pictures don't show how heavy they are. And sadly, my heaviest girls were the slowest and got nabbed by predators (one by a bald eagle, no joke) so it's the "skinny girls" left, but they still weigh easily twice what anyone else in the flock does, and it's all breast.
So, clearly not show quality, but definitely something a serious breeder could work with. I think if someone could breed in a White Cornish, by the time you got the color back, in 3-4 generations, you could have much better type by then as well, and be winning ribbons a couple of generations after that.
But if someone wants a hardy homestead bird, they're great as they are. They have survived some major cold and wet - just keep them safe from predators. If you range them, they'll hustle for their food with the best, but they aren't escaping from *anything*.
