Ranting about horrible mix breeding between all animals no matter what the animal is

[Florida Bullfrog]

If I am just looking for a pet. I really don’t care what breed of dog it is. If it catches my eye. Seems to have enough between the ears to learn basic commands. With good temperament and character. I will take a chance on it. If I am looking for a dog to perform a specific duty. I.E. Livestock guardian, herding, hunting, etc. I am going to seek out a dog bred specifically for the task. From a reputable breeder, that uses their dogs for such activities. As for chickens, it really erks me. When someone advertises they have a specific breed chickens. Then list all the varieties they have of said breed. Then when I inquire about them. I discover all of their varieties are running together. There is a huge difference between the offspring being beautifully, colorful. Or the offspring being barnyard mixes!

It’s possible to free range several varieties of chickens and keep exactly one variety pure. The rest will be mixes. You control which variety is pure in the barnyard by controlling what the rooster is.

If by “variety” you mean different color instead of different breed, there are different colors that can be kept together and crosses between colors will simply produce chicks of one parent color or the other. My black and blue breasted red American game bantams are this way. I can cross black and blue breasted red together and get one or the other, with red pyle popping out every so often.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

When someone advertises they have a specific breed chickens. Then list all the varieties they have of said breed. Then when I inquire about them. I discover all of their varieties are running together. There is a huge difference between the offspring being beautifully, colorful. Or the offspring being barnyard mixes

Do you mean different breeds running around or different colors of the same breed? Different colors will still be the same breed just possibly mixed colors. They won't be barnyard mixes because they're still technically purebred

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

It’s possible to free range several varieties of chickens and keep exactly one variety pure. The rest will be mixes. You control which variety is pure in the barnyard by controlling what the rooster is.

If by “variety” you mean different color instead of different breed, there are different colors that can be kept together and crosses between colors will simply produce chicks of one parent color or the other. My black and blue breasted red American game bantams are this way. I can cross black and blue breasted red together and get one or the other, with red pyle popping out every so often.

You aren’t getting red pyles. Red pyles have something called dominant white. What you’re getting is basically the splash version of black/blue breasted red. They don’t exactly have an official name, not being a recognized variety, but “splash breasted red”, “splash red”, and “splash gold duckwing” would all be accurate names.

 

[Florida Bullfrog]

Regardless, my point stands.

 

[Silexian]

Do you mean different breeds running around or different colors of the same breed? Different colors will still be the same breed just possibly mixed colors. They won't be barnyard mixes because they're still technically purebred

After reading the replies. I wasn’t exactly clear in my statement. Breed = Breed of chicken. Variety = Color. They are all the same breed. So yes. Technically they are purebred. If they are presented as having separate varieties available. I will use wheaten as my example. But every variety of rooster and every variety of hen are all running together. Breeding at their own free will. They no longer have wheatens available. They just have a jumbled mess of purebred color genetics. However it gets labeled. They had some hard to come by varieties. That some other breeder had put a lot of work into and they had spent a good amount of money to obtain. Just a waste. In my opinion.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

After reading the replies. I wasn’t exactly clear in my statement. Breed = Breed of chicken. Variety = Color. They are all the same breed. So yes. Technically they are purebred. If they are presented as having separate varieties available. I will use wheaten as my example. But every variety of rooster and every variety of hen are all running together. Breeding at their own free will. They no longer have wheatens available. They just have a jumbled mess of purebred color genetics. However it gets labeled. They had some hard to come by varieties. That some other breeder had put a lot of work into and they had spent a good amount of money to obtain. Just a waste. In my opinion.

Ahh, okay. That makes much more sense

 

[Hilltop Flock]

I know this wasn’t just supposed to be about dogs but...I have a pit hound mix from a shelter...he’s a good boy. I trust him, but I carefully watch him when meeting new people, or if he is around kids. IMO, animal aggression can (mostly) be avoided by a few things no matter where you get your animal. Mostly having to do with training, but also—maybe—just avoid putting animals into situations where they would act undesirably/badly/aggressively. For instance, my dogs HATES something about skateboards. I avoid walking by skateparks.
Also, I think people need to be aware of how they approach strange animals. You don’t know it, and it doesn’t know you. Purebred, hybrid, mutt, extraterrestrial yade yade yada! Be a smart human animal—spay/neuter, love and train!!!

 

[Chickenwalls]

Mix breeds are actually healthier they live longer and are more likely not to have health problems

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Mix breeds are actually healthier they live longer and are more likely not to have health problems

That's not certain. Plenty of properly bred purebred of any species can live long healthy lives, just like plenty of mixed breeds can have numerous issues

 

[Aapomp831]

Mutts are the best. I will never buy a purebred dog.