Famous Hatchery 'Pure Bred' Appearances

[MROO]

They should be reported or disqualified.

They usually are, but by then they've already infected the rest of the exhibitors' birds!

 

[jolenesdad]

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.

That’s what I was wondering originally. In my mind I was thinking about dogs and such. How you really open the door to bad recessive traits breeding for color or appearance. I’ve had several Cavalier King Charles spaniels that have had a whole host of heart and neurological genetic disorders and from very good breeders. Seems to me you open the door to that with chicken breeding to the SOP, but it seems the consensus is that chicken genetics can handle it a bit better.

Such an interesting thread that has gone in many directions and I’m thankful for them all.

 

[MROO]

Someone should make an army tank coop... but what would the neighbors think?

I live very close to a big Army base, so my neighbors would LOVE it! I think I need to talk this over with DS, my resident coop builder ...

 

[MROO]

Aw, RATS! I've reached the end of this thread , for now, at least. Guess that means it's time to get off the 'puter and fix dinner. I'll definitely be back to check in. Thanks for the great "food for thought," everybody!

 

[Al Capon]

To sum up..

Hatchery Chickens:

Breeder Chickens:

 

[Amer]

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?

It's nice that the SOP makes you chose well balanced birds with large egg laying capacities in the laying breeds and dual purpose breeds. Almost all of their breed standards call for "deep, full breasts" and broad backs, or something along those lines.
If if you want a good egg layer, and to show, it's likely you'll get both if you pick a dual purpose breed, but they cost a bit more.

 

[MissChick@dee]

They usually are, but by then they've already infected the rest of the exhibitors' birds!

That is a shame. Then they should be bared. I understand there’s a incubation period for diseases and hard to prove exactly ‘where’ they were contracted....but come on you know if your bird is exhibiting outward symptoms it’s clearly sick. I don’t attend bird shows. I have in the past bought birds @ shows (not chickens) It’s....shame for profit. And the true enthusiastist that gets burnt and the chicken that dies pays the price no profit in that. Shame on those irresponsible people. Sad.

 

[Amer]

To sum up..

Hatchery Chickens:

Breeder Chickens:

Breeder chickens=small turkeys lol

 

[varidgerunner]

This thread has seemed to only touch on the visible differences. The behavioral differences between hatchery stock and purebreds can be quite profound.

 

[BlackHackle]

The behavioral differences between hatchery stock and purebreds can be quite profound.

Is that so?