***If you get jealous easily, don't read this***

[pdsavage]

Chocalate orpingtons

 

[al6517]

If You could find the time for a one day drive into the countryside and speak with some of the people around you will find some great looking birds. Most of the people speak some english and within ten minutes outside the city you will find a whole other world, it is a wonderful place the people are genuinely nice and like Americans. I have always enjoyed my weekend trips to the Netherlands when I was in Europe.

AL

 

[Pathfinders]

I would happily work with you to import Dutch Bantams from Holland, especially since you are in Amsterdam. I am the D5 Director of the American Dutch Bantam Society, and can speak to Jean Robocker to get the names of breeders there who would be willing to work with you.

I am also in KY. You can email me offline if you'd like, laura AT katydidscards DOT com.

Best of luck with it!

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

IMPORTANT! READ THIS:

http://www.bevsmarans.com/re_importing.htm

From the USDA:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/index.shtml

Advisory Info -
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/live_poultry.shtml

"ADVISORY: Until further notice, there is a temporary ban on the importation of all live avian species from Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cambodia, Czech Republic (Kraj of Kralovehradecky and Pardubicky only), Djibouti, Egypt, Germany (Kreis of Görlitz and Bautzen), Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary (Bacs-Kiskun and Csongrad Counties only) , India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Autonomous Territories, People's Republic of China, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sudan, Sweden (Kalmar county only), Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (counties of Suffolk and Norfolk in England only) and Vietnam."

"Import Procedures (from all countries except Canada)

* All poultry must be quarantined for a minimum of 30 days at a USDA Animal Import Center. The poultry must also be accompanied by a USDA import permit (VS Form17-129) (fillable pdf 75kb), issued prior to shipment of the birds. The importer must contact a USDA Animal Import Center to apply for the import permit and reserve quarantine space in the facility. The addresses for the USDA Animal Import Centers are listed below.

New York Animal Import Center
USDA, APHIS, VS
474 International Blvd
Rock Tavern, NY 12575
Phone: (845) 564-2950
Fax: (845) 564-1075

Miami Animal Import Center
USDA, APHIS, VS
6300 NW 36 Street
Miami, FL 33122
Phone: (305) 526-2926
Fax: (305) 526-2929

Los Angeles Animal Import Center
USDA, APHIS, VS
11850 South La Cienega Boulevard
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Phone: (310) 725-1970
Fax: (310) 725-9119

* The poultry must be accompanied by a current veterinary health certificate issued within 30 days of importation and endorsed by a full-time salaried veterinarian of the agency responsible for animal health of the national government of the exporting country. The health certificate must be translated into English.

* The poultry must be inspected by a USDA port veterinarian at the first U.S. port of entry. The importer must arrange for this inspection at least 72 hours in advance by contacting the USDA port veterinarian at the telephone number listed on the import .

* The importer must retain the services of a customs broker to facilitate the importation and, in some cases, to transport the poultry from the port of entry to the USDA Animal Import Center. The importer should contact the Import Center for a list of customs brokers to provide these services.

* During the quarantine period, all poultry will be tested to determine if they are free of certain communicable diseases of poultry. The cost for this diagnostic testing will be charged to the importer and is separate from the quarantine fee.

* Total payment of the quarantine and diagnostic testing fees is required when the import permit (VS Form17-129) (fillable pdf 75kb) application is submitted. The payment amount will be provided to the importer by the USDA Animal Import Center. The daily user fee rate for standard care, feed, and handling of poultry quarantined in a USDA Animal Import Center is as follows:

Doves, pigeons, quail $ 3.50
Chickens, ducks, grouse, guinea fowl, partridge, pea fowl, pheasants $ 6.25
Large poultry and waterfowl (game cocks, geese, swans, turkey) $ 15.00"

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

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I was thinking the same thing, there havent been many Dutch imports, I think Jean was the last to import some with the mille fluers.
As others have said maybe choc orps, they are the big thing right now. Or you could just go with a whole different breed that we dont have here in the US like Breda fowl.

Personally if I was to import anything it would be a breed or color that we dont have here in the US with no other sign of importing them. Or if there is a breed that has low numbers and could use some new blood from overseas. As far as some of the breeds you mentioned I would go with choc orps beause the other colors are already being worked on and the import birds you have wont be worth much in the long run since the market might be flooded with that color already by the time you build up numbers.

Maybe import something totally crazy like the naked neck ducks in France or Tula/steinbacher geese.

Whatever you decide on just be sure to get more than 1 pair, try to get 2 trios of unrelated birds fom seperate breeders.

 

[faykokoWV]

Good Holland wasn't on that banned list.

Sounds like you may want to make a contact in Holland before you go so that their flock can start getting tested now.

good luck

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Crele bantam cochins

 

[insiderart]

Lemon Millefleur Sablepoots!!!

http://chirpychicks.com/lemon_sablepoots.htm

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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Don't know if it was a scam or not, but I saw some of these on Ebay one time. They called them Lemon Mille Fleur Booted Bantams.

 

[PeepsInc]

I have sumatan chicks, with true bloodlines. My friend that gave me the eggs claims the birds they came from have identical genetics to the birds first found in asia. He said there genetics are pure, unchanged since import. His Roo has 6 spurs... I ended up with 2 roos and 3 hens. Heres a video clip,

The Samatran's are the black and yellow chicks. If I can get a NY Chicken Egg swap togeather. He'll bring some to sell. He's a guy thats never been online!