some have a different view I guess, I breed dogs and horses, and in my book my chickens are to be bred the same. a bloodline and pedigree is important to me, not to others, I do not cross other breeds into mine and then say its purebred just because it looks like one, it takes quite a few generations of breeding back to purebred before its considered purebred again. My point was, people who cross breeds, then call them whichever breed it most resembles, thats dishonest in my book. call them what they are, someone will buy them., not me, but someone will. and if you sell me one and I figure out what you did.... creating a new color or breed takes time, so that is why they are called projects, and I admire those that say nope these are projects so not selling as purebred yet. I appreciate that kind of breeder.Technically, since there is no official registry, as long as the bird fits type and breeds true can't it be classified as one thing or another. I mean if it walks, clucks, and produces like an EO isn't it an EO? Taking this back to the just because you bred it from such and such stock, if you don't cull right you get inferior birds. Can't the flip be true? It may be a longer row to hoe, but it could technically be done. Obviously William Cook managed to do it. I think the technicality of where they came from is secondary to who breeds them and what is produced.I am just a newbie so please don't ream me to hard if there is something I am missing. Thanks!
