Famous Hatchery 'Pure Bred' Appearances

[MROO]

The difference is quite stark.... I find this thread very fascinating. Keep it up, please!

That said, I'll always love my hatchery birds, even if they are considered far from perfect. With all due respect to anybody who does, not all of us have the funds or need for a show quality flock. Yes, I hold a couple hatcheries in mind who've "strayed faaaaaaar from the SOP," so to speak (and sold Silkies that are obviously of mixed parentage), but those who are bothered by it, aren't required to support these particular businesses. As long as a hatchery supplies me with chooks that are easily recognized as their breed, I'm content. Not to mention how nice it is that decently affordable chicks are available to those of us on a budget. This is just an opinion coming from someone who doesn't show, and who also admires EQ birds that belong to others who do show.

~Alex

I was trying to figure out how to word this same response - You nailed it! Thanks!

 

[MROO]

You can take your time on getting pictures uploaded, etc. But do you think you could post some Old English Games?

All 500 million color varieties? It would need its' own thread ... and I would LOVE to see it!!!!

 

[MROO]

View attachment 1519298 Nice thread!

There used to be a chicken breed focus series of threads. There is information on each breed and examples of Show quality and pet quality for each:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/se...reed+focus&t=post&o=relevance&c[title_only]=1

But this is FUN!

 

[MROO]

To each his own lol
I'm fine with the big fatties thank you

Where did you hear people do that? Most times one wouldn't have to inbreed their birds, they'd just have to line breed. Inbreeding is breeding closely related birds to each other, while line breeding is breeding birds that are say half brothers

I've line bred Partridge Rocks from a line that is 50+ years old and there is absolutely nothing wrong with them. Who ever told you to be weary of that was just BSing

It's a generally accepted taboo in breeding mammals, but chicken genetics are very different ... according to my Ag/Bio-Teaching dairy farmer sister ... and it works.

 

[MROO]

Interesting chicken in the middle.. I wonder if he meets the SOP.

Of COURSE it meets SOP ... That's "Stealing Of Product," right?

 

[MROO]

Obviously a hatchery quality cobra....

Not anymore ...

 

[MROO]

I'll see what I can do tomorrow. I'm taking a breather tonight lol

I'm not sure we can allow that....

NATO? Can we call a truce for the night? The war's gotta go on "Hold!"

 

[MROO]

Mille Fluer D'Uccle:
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What they should look like:
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Porcelain, Please? In due time, of course ...

 

[MROO]

Right, and this was sort of BlackHackles original point about the difference in hatchery and exhibition flocks not being the same thing.

It happens in working dogs, ... and it happens in cattle where you have club calf lines ... that look nothing like the production beef shorthorns lines ...

We're dealing with that in Guernsey cattle, too. "Show cows" are tall and rangy, with long legs and tiny feet. "Working cows," like most of ours, tend to be a bit shorter, with more solid legs and strong feet - which help avoid the foot issues that usually trigger a dairy cow's "career change" later on. Most end up "going into the restaurant business," eventually. I will say, though, that when you find that rare animal that meets both standards right in the middle, she does really well in both worlds! Maybe that's where we should be heading?

 

[BlackHackle]

I will say, though, that when you find that rare animal that meets both standards right in the middle, she does really well in both worlds! Maybe that's where we should be heading?

I actually breed exhibition Sussex chickens that are very large and lay a lot as well. A rare find for sure