I seldom post many places here except for the Peafowl forum,so somewhat of a newbie here.We have several older chickens that no longer lays eggs anymore,and during the wintertime,eggs are non existant for the most part,so we're looking into slowly exiting chickens and getting just a few black australorpes for eggs only,and rabbits. I've located a fantastic breeder of American Blues and Whites,he also has all 7 colors of Silver Foxes. He's very well versed in genetics and knows some of his Silver Foxes are carriers of other colors they do not show themselves.He raises his to the standards for expected weight by a certain age.
We will get blue and white Americans,,but we are looking for a pair of black americans that at least meets the size required for a certain age of the blues and whites.We will be able to get Silver,Blue,Sable,Lilac,Chocolate,Smokey Pearl,White,all out of selected parents. His American lines comes from the original breeder of the Can -Am lines on the west coast. But we want a pair of good black Americans so we can breed to whites for the deep blue americans. Even tho blacks are not recognized,there seems to be a shortage of this color.Anyone here,or anyone that may have a neighbor that has excellent black ameericans that can be found?? Ours will come in early February,,and I cannot wait.