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the problem with bantam barnevelders, bantam/standard anythings that are not yet accaepted into the Standard, is there is room for personal interpretation. As I said in an earlier post, this particular breed is still "being developed" so 1 breeder may have different sized chicks/chickens than another breeder and since there is no breed standard "anything goes"...Lets face it bantam barnevelders sell for $6-8 per egg while standards are $.50-2 per egg...It makes economic sense for a breeder to claim the birds are Bantam to get the extra money.
My bantams are substantially smaller than my standards, because the small size was more important to me than egg color, so I bred for small size...While the next breeder may have thought the egg color was more important and bred for that rather than size...Again because there is no standard; neither breeder is wrong...I just have a problem with breeders selling "experimental birds" and not advertising them as such...Reason I sell no eggs until I feel My stuff will fit the standard when eventually it is set...But I know for a fact there are breeders out there that will be more than happy to sell you a dozen "bantam" eggs...Just don't be surprised when you open the box and see 12 eggs, none of which look the same, color and size, or when they hatch lack the double lacing or, as in your case, are really just small standard sized birds...All good things to ask a potential seller...and be on your toes if they also breed welsummers or penedesencas...they could be pushing crossbred bantam barnevelders. I doubt you will like the adult look of them and there will certainly be no room in the standard for them....JMO
That makes total sense. I guess I put too much faith in people. I also, maybe, shouldn't be assuming they are doing bad buisness on purpose. I have bantams and I have standards (chickens in general, I mean)... these are way bigger than "bantams" and barely smaller than standards. They do have good double lacing and they are very pretty... but I really would like to know if I just have standards called bantam. That's crooked. I was hoping to breed them at some point in the near future. I guess not now. Could I PM you pictures and you help me with them? It is raining today, but I can take photos of them on the next nice day next to yard sticks for measure.
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the problem with bantam barnevelders, bantam/standard anythings that are not yet accaepted into the Standard, is there is room for personal interpretation. As I said in an earlier post, this particular breed is still "being developed" so 1 breeder may have different sized chicks/chickens than another breeder and since there is no breed standard "anything goes"...Lets face it bantam barnevelders sell for $6-8 per egg while standards are $.50-2 per egg...It makes economic sense for a breeder to claim the birds are Bantam to get the extra money.
My bantams are substantially smaller than my standards, because the small size was more important to me than egg color, so I bred for small size...While the next breeder may have thought the egg color was more important and bred for that rather than size...Again because there is no standard; neither breeder is wrong...I just have a problem with breeders selling "experimental birds" and not advertising them as such...Reason I sell no eggs until I feel My stuff will fit the standard when eventually it is set...But I know for a fact there are breeders out there that will be more than happy to sell you a dozen "bantam" eggs...Just don't be surprised when you open the box and see 12 eggs, none of which look the same, color and size, or when they hatch lack the double lacing or, as in your case, are really just small standard sized birds...All good things to ask a potential seller...and be on your toes if they also breed welsummers or penedesencas...they could be pushing crossbred bantam barnevelders. I doubt you will like the adult look of them and there will certainly be no room in the standard for them....JMO
That makes total sense. I guess I put too much faith in people. I also, maybe, shouldn't be assuming they are doing bad buisness on purpose. I have bantams and I have standards (chickens in general, I mean)... these are way bigger than "bantams" and barely smaller than standards. They do have good double lacing and they are very pretty... but I really would like to know if I just have standards called bantam. That's crooked. I was hoping to breed them at some point in the near future. I guess not now. Could I PM you pictures and you help me with them? It is raining today, but I can take photos of them on the next nice day next to yard sticks for measure.
