Hi there,
I have a flock of Orpingtons. I liked them because they were heritage breed, and were not just breed over and over with other chickens. I just found out that actually they are just breed a long time ago. This is fine but then I got curious. I saw that hatchery breeds are not really heritage breeds. Does this mean that I do not really have Orpingtons because I got them from Murry McMurry Hatchery? I also read the breeders birds ( or heritage breeds) are much bigger. Why is this? Thanks!
I have a flock of Orpingtons. I liked them because they were heritage breed, and were not just breed over and over with other chickens. I just found out that actually they are just breed a long time ago. This is fine but then I got curious. I saw that hatchery breeds are not really heritage breeds. Does this mean that I do not really have Orpingtons because I got them from Murry McMurry Hatchery? I also read the breeders birds ( or heritage breeds) are much bigger. Why is this? Thanks!