Just so happened, I sold all my hatchery birds and stumbled across this pair....they are from the same line as the breeder I was going to purchase from....these birds were hatched in January, and I don't believe you can get more Dutch type than this pair..the cockerel has one tiny point too many, but he's stunning I don't care!Good news! Hope they are as represented!!!!! Enjoy seeing pictures of any Dutch, not to critique, but just to see the Dutch. Pictures are hard to show the true bird. They seldom cooperate, lighting is not best, not in best plumage, just happy when a good picture is obtained! Still waiting for weather to ship my last 3 available birds, a cock and 2 cockerels. 3 cockerels left yesterday, drove out for them, one to be delivered to another chap on the way. Wish the Society was active again--will help with some Newsletters when the canning/freezing season is over! And their Website will soon be updated, so information will be there for those who seek--varieties, rules for breeding. And earlobes? Should start turning WHITE by 7-10 weeks and best will be pure white by 4-months. If they take longer (as we used to wait for 6 months to hope for loss of the OEGB domination, of the earliest crosses that dominated the dutch of the 1990s), they may still be carrying those long ago genes for earlobes! Well selected breeding birds from LBs from last Holland imports (1999-2002) should not give worry about correct earlobes. Other varieties may have long ago crosses that will still carry some red in the ear lobes?? Our ABA and APA standards allow a bit of red--HOLLAND does not. I tried to keep correct Holland standard DUTCH. What others who obtained birds from me have done in the past years--is not known. It is easy to lose what you worked for for years, via others breeding birds obtained--still, it is a good way to go! Best of luck with your new birds. And do not think you can improve your crossbreds by using your new Dutch!!!!! They do not get better, they waste and RUIN the GOOD QUALITIES by adding the wrong genes. NO, that is not how to improve crosses. You will lose what you want to breed. By inbreeding, then close breeding,develops lines of dominant best qualities. Takes records and at least 3 pens of a variety to keep your Dutch--- DUTCH .Hope you will be on your way to be a DUTCH bantam breeder!
Pictures: U.S. second generation, bred from an import--and a winning LB in a show in Holland--maybe a relative??: Best enjoyment of your new birds!!!!
