Does anyone know where Pyle Dutch Bantam breeders are in NorthAmerica?

[MidnightChickenLover]

I love Dutch Bantams but I would like to have more color variety. If someone could lead me to a breeder or even a hatchery that has Pyle or any unique colorings (like Crele, Cream Blue Light Brown, Barred, or lavender). Thanks

 

[MidnightChickenLover]

this is sad

 

[Pathfinders]

As far as I know, there are no true Dutch in the US in the variety Pyle. Jean Robocker might know of someone who is working with them under the radar, but I've never heard of anyone.

Any Pyles you might see labeled as "Dutch" are likely hatchery birds that are OEG crosses.

However, there are a number of people who are working with: Cream/Blue Cream Light Brown, Mille Fleur, and some who have Crele and BuffCo.

Your best bet, especially if you wish to show and win with Dutch, is to start with Light Brown and work with them for a while. It's my experience that other colors just don't do better than BV. Sad but true.

But if you like playing with colors, there are lots of Dutch colors out there...

 

[MidnightChickenLover]

Thank you, darn.. I love that color

 

[JeanR]

Laura is correct. There have been limted varieties of Dutch Bantams imported to the United States from the very first imports--late 1950s. Most of those birds just "disappeared", and later imports, also were very limited in varieties, but the genes are still floating around, if you are lucky to locate some. Recently Wheaten Dutch have re emerged from recessives from those first Wheatens imported and are LOVELY, true Dutch type birds. But Crele, no, Pyle, no, although both appear in great type, but in small numbers, in Holland, they have never been imported and appear briefly, then are not sustainable in DUTCH TYPE.

It is not possible to make a DUTCH using other breeds, in the U.S. Varieties such as Crele, Pyle, Blue, Cuckoo, even Black, may look very nice Dutch for one--or two+ generations, then slip back to the breed added, as Dutch genes to not seem to be dominant enough to survive crossbreeding with U.S. breeds, long developed for dominant breed traits.

Sad that we cannot import birds from Holland (a purely political restriction). However, with genetic information, present Dutch varieties can reveal some genes that have been hidden since before importation, --and "surprises" that can be developed and then bred true, can be the result.

Go to the website of the American Dutch Bantam Society: www.dutchbantamsocietyamerica.com and you will find a short list of Dutch Bantam breeders with Blue Cream Light Brown (need Cream Light Brown to breed them). And Buff Columbian, Blue Buff Columbian, are being bred by several breeders. Mille Fleur and Cream Mille Fleur are beginning to be available (not approved by ABA as yet--need serious, dedicated breeders to make it happen.).

Or write to me: [email protected] and give me information about what Dutch you have and what your goals are--and might be able to locate someone who has something "'new" for you. JeanR

Forget the hatcheries--they are crossbreds, offering birds in varieties that do not exist in Dutch (are just called Dutch) that will lead to disappointment--

 

[Msbear]

JeanR, you might be the person with the wheaten dutch bantams in Montana... I saw a website with pictures.

If this is you, I would love to purchase some. Do you ever ship birds or sell eggs?

If this isn't... would you know where to get some?

Thanks so much!

 

[PyleDutchbantam]

I am a breeder of Pyle Dutch bantams exhibition quality ones at that but I'm not hatching or selling any until september next year

 

[PyleDutchbantam]

Oh and I live in Britain so I guess I can't really help you.....you'll find some eventually