Famous Hatchery 'Pure Bred' Appearances

[Jase The Butcher]

Thank you. What do you mean by "clean wattles" exactly?
(Btw guys, if the eye looks weird to you that isn't a permanent condition he was just blinking.)
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They ain't long and wrinkly. They are even and rounded

 

[336White Phoenix]

They do this simply because they know the breeds that when bred together they come out as what they want so I can guarante if u bought a number of a chickens from a Hatcher then at least one look a bit different well it's probably because it's not the breed u where promise
I have a lot of dirt on Europe hatchery and it's a crupt business they really are really just interested in ur pocket

But this isn't always the case some hatchery are legit just not with the proper standered poultry

 

[Amer]

They ain't long and wrinkly. They are even and rounded

Oh yeah. That was one of the only things the breeder we bought them from got right. (I deserve it for being naiive and buying chicks instead of adult birds.)

 

[MagpieDucks]

Saxony Ducks:

(Johnson’s Waterfowl)
What they should look like:

(Holderread Waterfowl Farm)

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

Wow

 

[MROO]

They are. But they don't taste good. Like any vegetable they have benefits. I've read articles describing the benefits of eating them.

They can be delicious! I wish I'd asked my grandmother what she did to her "mess o' dandies" to make them taste so good. I've tried, but just can't recreate it!

 

[MROO]

I'm gonna be outta the country starting Saturday so I got lots of packing and stuff

Gee, it stinks when real life gets in the way of the important things, like BYC! I hope you have a wonderful trip, and if it's for work, don't forget to stop and see some new chickens ... I mean see some of the local sights!

 

[Pullet Mom]

Welsummer:
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What they should look like:
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my welsummers don't look this good

 

[lena_]

my welsummers don't look this good

Your hatchery ones?

 

[Toru]

Saxony Ducks:View attachment 1535177
(Johnson’s Waterfowl)
What they should look like:View attachment 1535178View attachment 1535179(Holderread Waterfowl Farm)

I am sorry, but I would not compare this two pictures. The angle and the light of the birds are different. Sunlight will bleach the color of the bird - just optical illusion. I got Saxony and Silver Appleyard from Johnson's Waterfowl. Of course, they are not perfect, but ducks look like they suppose to. They have their faults, but it can be fix through selective breeding. Johnson's Waterfowl has good birds. Sorry, at this point I cannot prove my point. I lost batteries for my camera.
I also got Cayuga ducks from local feed store. The store gets all their poultry from big hatchery. The color of duck is there and that is all. The proportions and the way the carrier them self - all wrong. Ducks look like hunch back Runners. And this is not the first time. I know, I have Welsummer - they were label that way. My Columbian Wyandottes at least looks like Columbian Wyandottes from the distance, but they are not dual purpose at all. Parries Hillton has more meat on her bones that my Wyandottes do. Another breed of chickens that I have - . One breed of chicks have to turn six different looks. Some looks like bearded Polish, some non-bearded Polish, some looks like Appenzeller Spitzhauben, some . Likely, very few are so so OK. 100 chickens and non of them are good for breeding project. I just want healthy, good looking birds - is that too much to ask?