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Thank you SallyinIndiana, I can so remember the same situation from when my boys were little
I've never had any chicks from there but I would almost bet that the only true RIR's that you can get will have to come from a breeder and not a hatchery. I imagine that you could sell anything as show quality. The question is, if you go to a show with hatchery stock will you stand a chance of competing with the real red birds? I hardly think so. If you are going to county fairs etc., you would probably be just fine.Are the " Rhode Island reds from cackle hatchery a true show quality ?
Truthfully I'm not planning to show myself but my kids are interested, I myself want to collect a few strains to work with and fine tune what I want .
I'm trying to dabble in breeding without having to buy a bunch of birds from one breeder.
I love to see every strain but some more than others if that makes sense.
Crossing different strains will bring out faults so if showing is a goal of your kids, you do not want to cross breed strains.
Many experts have said this over the years.
I would say that all the lines have been crossed in the beginning to produce what we have today but the folks that worked with them way back spent a lot of time trying to correct the faults/flaws that they came up with. If your kids are wanting to show I would get the best I can. If you are wanting to mix strains or breeds then the hatchery birds are the way you should go. Just my thoughts.Is the Mohawk not a cross cluster of strains ?
If the Mohawk lines are close they may be ok. Are you only talking about Mohawk? Not crossing Mohawk with Kittle? or Reese? or etc.?Is the Mohawk not a cross cluster of strains ?