You can get chicks from a couple of hatcheries, but often they say they offer them but are "sold out." Keep in mind that these birds will be hatchery quality. The ones I got from the feed store, that came from a hatchery, had green legs, red eyes, and muddy barring. If you want them for the backyard, those would be fine. If you want to raise them to standard, you could start there and work them up. That would take some time, but would be fun.
I doubt there are 12 decent Campines, much less STANDARD Campines, for sale by a single source anywhere in the US. I have a total of thirty Campines at this time and only about 12 of those will be considered when I make my final cull down to 8 for breeders. I would not sell any of those birds, unless someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse.
They represent thousands of miles in traveling to get birds, hotel rooms, construction of a breeder barn, and three years of research, correspondence, and raising birds. I am just now getting to where I feel that I am making some progress. These 12 birds are worth more to me than anyone else would be willing to pay. I am not even selling culls because when I start distributing birds to people who really want them, I want those to be good quality. I am a few years from wanting to turn loose of my line, but I would love to trade some of mine with someone else that is working to bring them up to standard.
I doubt there are 12 decent Campines, much less STANDARD Campines, for sale by a single source anywhere in the US. I have a total of thirty Campines at this time and only about 12 of those will be considered when I make my final cull down to 8 for breeders. I would not sell any of those birds, unless someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse.
