Rarest breed of chicken in the US?

[drumstick diva]

If they get thru 2 x 4" then you need to use smaller mesh before you lose all of them.

 

[fowlman01]

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There was one thing different between the two.
Russians had a Rose Comb where as the Russian Orloff has a Walnut Comb like the original Chlianskaia breed they were bred from.

Now they could be different breeds or simply a different variety. Hard to say.

Chris

They were a different bird altogether. Bigger boned, bigger body.

Walt

 

[fowlman01]

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They are very rare and today there are two females less than what I had to start with. Would you beleave I have a eight by eight pen with 2x4 inch wire and a dam hawk got into the pen and killed two of the four females that I had in there. Figure that out. This is the second time this year this has happen. Never in 22 years have I had problems with hawks like this year.

I have four females left and the old man who is three years old that came from Jerry McCarty plus of his three of his grand sons all dark cornihs bantams.

O well live is tough till you die.

I only know about three or four good strains of Dark Cornish plus there are a good number on the west coast and one or two strains of white cornish. These are breeers birds. I dont count hatchery chickens as they are not the same fowl. They are great chickens do you have some? bob

Tommy McRea of Waycross Georgia has some of the best Dark Cornish in the country

There are about 8 breeders out here in the west with great dark Cornish bantams. Bob Jones in Napa has at least 300 on the ground right now. He has won several ABA/APA National meets with his Cornish. It is not unusual to see over 100 Cornish bantams in a show here in CA.

Walt

 

[Chickielady]

Hello again, still looking for SQ White Rocks, anyone ??? Please PM me !

 

[Medicine Man]

What about the Kentucky Speck? Are there still any of those around?

 

[Yessur Ebob]

Scots dumpies are rare.

 

[buffalogal]

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I *like* your fuzzy Ameraucanas.

What kind of South American breeds?

 

[buffalogal]

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But from what I read, the "Rose Comb" on those early Orloffs didn't have a spike, which makes it a strawberry or walnut or cushion. (I forget which exactly) Isn't that what they have now?

 

[Medicine Man]

So I guess that's a "no" on the Kentucky Speck?

 

[Redcap Farm]

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I am with Illia finding a Redcap breeder here in the U.S. is very hard if not impossible.