I have been thinking for a while, and tossing it around other breeders and family members about the ethics of doing it, about improving the Royal Palm breed. By improving, I mean mixing in another breed to improve the coloration and meat of the breed. From what I understand, is that there is supposed to be two lines of metallic black on the tail of the Royal Palm. I've talked to a few judges and many of them say that many Royal Palms that they see are also very light in the markings area and lack a lot on meat quality.
Ethically, is this OK? I look at it as improving the Royal Palm breed and many other breeders (mostly chicken breeders) agree that it is improving the breed if it can be achieved. However, other breeders take a grudge against breeders who try to improve the breed by mixing in other breeds.
What are your thoughts on this?
Here is a good link of what I mean about the coloration: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/405435/royal-palm-and-the-standard-of-perfection
Ethically, is this OK? I look at it as improving the Royal Palm breed and many other breeders (mostly chicken breeders) agree that it is improving the breed if it can be achieved. However, other breeders take a grudge against breeders who try to improve the breed by mixing in other breeds.
What are your thoughts on this?
Here is a good link of what I mean about the coloration: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/405435/royal-palm-and-the-standard-of-perfection