...no show quality birds come from hatcheries EVER?

[cubalaya]

hey bud good deal. thats why i said it. similar thing happened here with old english. it really depends on the breed and the hatchery. whether its hatchery or breeder, once you start breeding and selecting, it is your line and if you come up with a winner, you can take at least some of the credit.

 

[Syerf]

The fact is that most hatcheries have to have decent to large sized breeder flocks to meet the demand for chicks which makes it obscenely difficult if not impossible to achieve show quality breeding. They are just aiming for utility quality, if someone wants birds for eggs and/or meat in quantity they are the way to go but show quality is best left up to dedicated breeders.

Although if you feel lucky or desperate buy as many as you dare, cull hard and don't be surprised if it takes several generations to get what you want.