I'm looking for 12-18 eggs either Partridge, Silver Penciled, or even BBS Plymouth Rock eggs. TIA
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I have not tried on the California thread yet, thanks for the info.Have you tried posting in your state thread ?
I will keep you in mind and you have very nice looking birds. Most of what I have seen from hatcheries are definitely lacking in size.Those are hard varieties to obtain of any quality. The Partridge in particular is scarce as hens teeth.
It took me a decade to obtain two standard bred Partridge pullets and they needed work on leg color and comb. Before I could backcross the F1's to Dam this past spring lost her to a mink. I was hoping to pick up whatever I could for stock at the NE Congress this January but it is canceled. In a holding pattern as to what the breeding plan is. I'll be contacting a breeder in Maryland after holidays to see about picking up what I can for birds, whom I obtained the Partridge dam from. I only have F2 Partridge and Silver penciled pullets and the breeder cock is F1 split.
Basically if you can't find good stock near you drop me a private message closer to spring. With any luck I'll have obtained at the least a fine cock to put over my Partridge girls. Hope to get more, yet to talk with the fella. Worst case is I'll have eggs from the split cock over partridge. Will get you a few Partridge cockerels to use and of course only 50% of the pullets will be Partridge, 50% Silver Penciled. It's a start.
Good Luck
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/the-plymouth-rock-breeders-thread-part-deux.1296652/
Post #3 shows you the parent stock of what I have now.
I noticed Meyer and McMurray both have them but limited availability and they seem a little light on their average size from what I know of the Plymouth Rocks.Meyer Hatchery has Partridge, & Silver Pencilled Plymouth rocks chicks.
Are you saying they're too small? I have a Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock from Meyer's Hatchery, & she's huge.I noticed Meyer and McMurray both have them but limited availability and they seem a little light on their average size from what I know of the Plymouth Rocks.
The Heritage ones look huge in the pictures but the others do not look nearly as big. The Partridge rocks I am looking for aren't even available until March from Meyer and April from McMurray since I'm not looking for 25 birds.Are you saying they're too small? I have a Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock from Meyer's Hatchery, & she's huge.