Hi Shelly,
Yes, I am the D3 Director of the ADBS, and am familiar with that list.
But at this point in time, to my knowledge, there are no purebred Blue Dutch in the US. Any that are here definitely have OEG blood in them, and/or Rosecomb blood.
Although, that being said, a pair of CLB/BCLB birds I sold to a friend last year seems to have sported out a blue (we discussed in here in the Genetics section several weeks ago), but the jury is still out on those, waiting to see how some of her chicks grow up.
There's a breeder in NC who has Blues, but AFAIK they do have OEG blood in them. And of course Ideal sells all sorts of colors of birds that they claim are "Dutch" but which do not resemble Dutch in any way shape or form. Don't mean to seem touchy about it, but for those of us who breed Holland Dutch, once you add OEG into the mix, you never get it out, and IMO it ruins type for good (even if you don't see it in the F1s, you'll have it come back to haunt you down the line.)
Cheers,
Yes, I am the D3 Director of the ADBS, and am familiar with that list.
But at this point in time, to my knowledge, there are no purebred Blue Dutch in the US. Any that are here definitely have OEG blood in them, and/or Rosecomb blood.
Although, that being said, a pair of CLB/BCLB birds I sold to a friend last year seems to have sported out a blue (we discussed in here in the Genetics section several weeks ago), but the jury is still out on those, waiting to see how some of her chicks grow up.
There's a breeder in NC who has Blues, but AFAIK they do have OEG blood in them. And of course Ideal sells all sorts of colors of birds that they claim are "Dutch" but which do not resemble Dutch in any way shape or form. Don't mean to seem touchy about it, but for those of us who breed Holland Dutch, once you add OEG into the mix, you never get it out, and IMO it ruins type for good (even if you don't see it in the F1s, you'll have it come back to haunt you down the line.)
Cheers,
