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you've got it ALLLLLL wrong! I was trying to get opinons on those exact birds themselves! I ordered from Texas Poultry and found out that their birds come from Privett (thats what was on the box they were shipped in) so I wanted to look up their website and their birds to see if I could find a picture somewhere of THEIR Dellies to see what quality birds I may be getting. I already know that hatchery stock is never very good and that only very rarely do you get "lucky." I was looking for answers like speckled hen and seriousbill were giving. I wanted them to "judge" those particular birds so I have an idea on what I've got and so that I can start trying to find birds that are exagerated or "just right" where my birds have flaws and eventually introduce them into my flock and slowly start taking out the bad and bringing in the new. I guess I should have been more specific. I still have every intention in helping to preserve the breed and get as close as I can to the standard Delaware. I know that its unfortunate that I had to start with hatchery birds, but I live in the middle of nowhere and had no other choice really. Not unless I'm willing to drive for hours and I'm not, not at this time anyways. I did get lucky and find one dellie hen and one cockerel. I am picking them up on wednesday. I have not seen pictures of the hen, but am impressed with the cockerel. Once I get them home I will post pictures for you to "judge" them. If anyones got any hens or pullets they want to give up please be sure and let me know as I am very excited about this and have already become attached to one of my chicks. I just didnt think in this particular picture shown that they even looked like true Delawares. If they turn out to be Delaware mixes like you had said I will be terribly disappointed! Only time will tell! And one more thing::::: I already have over $100 into these chicks....noway no how am I giving up on them, if not for any other reason!
Please accept my apology, kryptonite...I interpreted your post entirely wrong. But I think a couple of other folks did too. Again, I am truly sorry.
you've got it ALLLLLL wrong! I was trying to get opinons on those exact birds themselves! I ordered from Texas Poultry and found out that their birds come from Privett (thats what was on the box they were shipped in) so I wanted to look up their website and their birds to see if I could find a picture somewhere of THEIR Dellies to see what quality birds I may be getting. I already know that hatchery stock is never very good and that only very rarely do you get "lucky." I was looking for answers like speckled hen and seriousbill were giving. I wanted them to "judge" those particular birds so I have an idea on what I've got and so that I can start trying to find birds that are exagerated or "just right" where my birds have flaws and eventually introduce them into my flock and slowly start taking out the bad and bringing in the new. I guess I should have been more specific. I still have every intention in helping to preserve the breed and get as close as I can to the standard Delaware. I know that its unfortunate that I had to start with hatchery birds, but I live in the middle of nowhere and had no other choice really. Not unless I'm willing to drive for hours and I'm not, not at this time anyways. I did get lucky and find one dellie hen and one cockerel. I am picking them up on wednesday. I have not seen pictures of the hen, but am impressed with the cockerel. Once I get them home I will post pictures for you to "judge" them. If anyones got any hens or pullets they want to give up please be sure and let me know as I am very excited about this and have already become attached to one of my chicks. I just didnt think in this particular picture shown that they even looked like true Delawares. If they turn out to be Delaware mixes like you had said I will be terribly disappointed! Only time will tell! And one more thing::::: I already have over $100 into these chicks....noway no how am I giving up on them, if not for any other reason!
Please accept my apology, kryptonite...I interpreted your post entirely wrong. But I think a couple of other folks did too. Again, I am truly sorry.
