Sandhill Preservation Center - Breeds

[punky rooster]

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are you sure have you had any?

 

[EweSheep]

I thought Delawares were slow growing like Orpingtons because of their sheer size.

 

[roocrazy]

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i thought they preserved seeds

 

[EweSheep]

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i thought they preserved seeds

That I do not know for sure because I never ordered their seeds.

 

[cubalaya]

punk, i have bought other breeds from him and know people that have got delawares from him. i would not hesitate to buy heirloom seeds from them or delawares. the only complaint that i have was the red sussex were too variable in color and every columbian wyandotte died in shipping. they gave me an extra 25 chicks to replace the dead wyandottes. i have to admit that there was a large male to female ratio.

 

[punky rooster]

well then would you recommend them for show? most of their breeds are pet quality from what I know

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

I had 15 black orps from them. I sold 3 as chicks. Out of the 11 that are left I ended up with 6 roos and 5 hens. So I'm happy. 2 of the hens are filling out really nice with large size and big, puffy butts. I was planning on butchering all the roosters so I could breed only to my lav. roo, but a couple of them are looking pretty good too. I have no complaints about the orpingtons I bought from them. I do have a partridge chantecler hen that's color is a little off. Some of her feathers have the pencilling, but others are barred.

 

[cubalaya]

i would recomend them for heritage poultry. some of his birds are show quality. i would call him and ask if you really want to know.

 

[punky rooster]

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well heritage breeds SHOULD be close to the standard

 

[usschicago1]

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I know you were at the NEBC show. A lot of birds there were bought from sandhill. The quality on some birds were exceptional!

If your going to buy from a hatchery, do it from sandhill