kentucky specks?

I talked with the University of Kentucky Dept of ag today; they have done some historical research on this breed. Their findings are that there is no historical ducumentation of such a breed in the state archives. Apparently nobody knows where they came from or when they originated.

There is another thread on here about a member who bought some Kentucky Speck hatching eggs....only one hatched and it ended up being a silkie.

 

I bet whoever is selling these eggs are counting on a zero hatch rate. I would be willing to pitch a little money in just to have somebody buy some and hatch them and see what they turn out to be...if they hatch at all.

 

The Kentucky Specks I have hatch like popcorn, nearly every kernal pops!!

Last year during the flood I lost every one I had sll the adult breeders as well as all the started chicks. I had some eggs that were going on 3 weeks old that I was planning to pitch. I ended up setting them in a friend's incubator and hatched several. These chicks are my breeders for this year. I've found them to be very active, very fertile.

Matt

 

Quote:That is a bummer about the history of this breed seeming to be lost. Maybe it is one of those "Word of mouth" kind of things.

I am the person who had some KS eggs and hatched out a Silkie. The man I got them from just gave me 6 KS chicks because he felt bad about what happened. So it is all good. Worked out in the end.

 

That is great. I am convinced that somewhere out there there must be some historical infomation on them. They did not just appear out of thin air without anybody writing something about them. A name like speck must have a history as well. What I do not understand is how people know what they are supposed to look like if nobody knows anything about them?

You would think there would be at least a breeders association or something.

I will keep looking.

I contacted the state dept of ag and the state poultry federation and they both refered me to Dr Pecatore at UK....

 

It is terrible to have such a cool looking bird with a lost history. I like to try and know as much as I can about the breeds I have and the KS just have me stumped on history and standard.

 

I saw a post on Craigslist about these birds (someone looking for them) and google search brought me here...Now I must have some! They're beautiful! Does anyone have experience with them? (What's their temperament like...are they broody...decent layers?!)

Since I live in Ky you'd think I might have an easier time finding a Kentucky Speck...it doesn't seem like I'll have an easy time finding one anywhere!