I agree. Although at our clubs show in the fall of last year, I entered the 3 D's that I have/had(1cull) and the girl that is my avatar made it up as far as the final 3rd judging. Against another Master Breeder's Cochin (and ABA judge), she did not make it as a 2nd feather foot either due to her broken foot feathers, yet she was noticed by the judge that was with us.
Finding the rooster that we have now was through this same judge that beat me, lol, but it was a judge friend of his that I have his "cull". Hey, he is not a #1, but it gives me a wonderful start point and it is the best genetic beginning I can get.
Off track. Sorry.
As for our D's, it is near impossible to ever win, people love the sleek fat Cochin's, or the Brahma's, and off the top of my dingbat of a brain, can't think of many more! Doh. But I feel your pain, the D's are not the way to make money- they break their foot feathers to easily if they are not pampered and kept separate.
I wish they would class birds as their breeds, because the D'uccle's are one if not the only bird that has no standard breed. I think it means something. Almost like Modern Game Birds and Old English Game Birds, there is a difference- can they be judged together? (as you can tell, I have not been in the show know for long. I'll be eager to hear what the others have to say).
See Celtic, this is why you keep me around, to remind you that you have done a data base! LOL I don't feel that I should go on it at this point due to the fact that I'm not sure what type of offspring that we'll get from this bunch of yahoo's!
Finding the rooster that we have now was through this same judge that beat me, lol, but it was a judge friend of his that I have his "cull". Hey, he is not a #1, but it gives me a wonderful start point and it is the best genetic beginning I can get.
Off track. Sorry.
As for our D's, it is near impossible to ever win, people love the sleek fat Cochin's, or the Brahma's, and off the top of my dingbat of a brain, can't think of many more! Doh. But I feel your pain, the D's are not the way to make money- they break their foot feathers to easily if they are not pampered and kept separate.
I wish they would class birds as their breeds, because the D'uccle's are one if not the only bird that has no standard breed. I think it means something. Almost like Modern Game Birds and Old English Game Birds, there is a difference- can they be judged together? (as you can tell, I have not been in the show know for long. I'll be eager to hear what the others have to say).
See Celtic, this is why you keep me around, to remind you that you have done a data base! LOL I don't feel that I should go on it at this point due to the fact that I'm not sure what type of offspring that we'll get from this bunch of yahoo's!