Famous Hatchery 'Pure Bred' Appearances

[Kessel23]

Alright it is the next day, time to get back to work BH

 

[RedDirtRambler]

If anyone is bored while waiting for BH to post the next breed, here is a video of a rooster eating a cobra-

Wow! Yay!, rooster!

 

[Mimi13]

Hatchery birds aren't bad and probably most chicken owners have had or have hatchery birds. I do show my birds so I breed to the SOP.
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The bird difference that has me most shocked is the RIR. Never in my wildest dreams did I realize the SOP birds were SO dark. They are beautiful!

 

[ShellyBlanco]

The bird difference that has me most shocked is the RIR. Never in my wildest dreams did I realize the SOP birds were SO dark. They are beautiful!

Me too! I have ten hens and eventhough they are not the SOP, I think they are very pretty. But...now I want a better bred one or two.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Alright it is the next day, time to get back to work BH

More pictures please

 

[Mimi13]

And, based on the SOP pics thus far, my Welsummers and Speckled Sussex are “lookin’ real good!”

 

[bobbi-j]

The bird difference that has me most shocked is the RIR. Never in my wildest dreams did I realize the SOP birds were SO dark. They are beautiful!

I saw RIRs at our state fair this year and was quite surprised at their color. The heritage birds are beautiful! To me, RIR, NHR, Red Sexlink... any red chicken that comes out of the hatchery all look alike. I just call them Random Red Chickens.

 

[BlackHackle]

The bird difference that has me most shocked is the RIR. Never in my wildest dreams did I realize the SOP birds were SO dark. They are beautiful!

I remember back when I was younger, I got my first chicks as RIR's from a feed store. I looked up pictures of the real deal and was soo excited when I saw the dark red birds in the pictures. In reality, my RIR's grew up to be ginger in color. I have yet now to do an upgrade lol. Those rich ones are soo rare in Canada. So, I still have my hatchery RIR's and they lay well, so what's the point of getting rid of them

 

[BlackHackle]

Mille Fluer D'Uccle:

What they should look like:

 

[BlackHackle]

Red Pyle Old English Games:

What they should look like: