I have 2 BJG, 1 NHR, and an SS for the "rarer" ones. First 3 are 3 weeks old last one is a week old.Actually, having them show up on a hatchery's stock list is a good thing It means that people have taken notice and there's hope for the breed! Nankins are available at a hatchery, too, but the birds look like an outcross. It takes several generations to get them close to SOP ... still, it's a start!
Australorps, Brahmas, Cochins, Heritage Leghorns (not the commercial cross) Plymouth Rock and Sussex al started out higher on the CP list, but have moved past "Recovering" to "Watch" status. Pretty much everyone with a mixed laying flock has an Australorp and or a Cochin - and Speckled Sussex are getting much more common, now. I guess that means we're doing something right! If I had more space, there are quite a few rare breeds I'd like to keep ... like the Cubalaya and Sultans and maybe some more Jersey Giants and New Hampshire Reds to match up with my two Kindergarten Rescues (two of the sweetest hens I've got!)
Chicken Math is real ... and I'm convinced that it's NOT a hobby ... it's a DISEASE!
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