What's the rarest breed or variety you have?

[luckycluk]

You can do a google image search for "Pyncheon chicken" or "Spitzhauben chicken" or any other chicken you are not familiar with, and you will typically turn up some pictures. I do that pretty often for breeds I am not familiar with.
images.google.com is what I use for this.

You can also look at chicken breeds on feathersite, which has many pictures of many different breeds.
https://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Pyn/BRKPynch.html
https://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Spitz/BRKSpitzhauben.html

Thank you , will do thanks for pointing that out

 

[luckycluk]

This is a full body shot of a female citron Spitzhauben. (Citron is the color of this bird.View attachment 3100988

Your chicken is so breathtaking , l love it! I would love to find one but I’m thinking they are pretty pricey

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

Your chicken is so breathtaking , l love it! I would love to find one but I’m thinking they are pretty pricey

Unfortunately, she isn't mine. I got the image from the internet. As far as I have ever seen/heard, sadly, that color isn't available in the US.

 

[mccmeadows]

We started with Blue Laced Red and Silver Laced Wyandotte’s and Lavender Orpingtons (from our first groups we have one of each of the Wyandotte’s and 2 Orp girls left.. jumped into things with a terrible breeder).

Now we have Blue Andalusians, Marans, Silverudd Isbar, Ameraucana (blue, black and splash), Crested Cream Legbar, Silver Laced Polish, Mosaics, Speckled Sussex, Salmon Faverolles, one assumed Welsummer hen that was sold as a Partridge Wyandotte but she has a single comb and lays a lovely speckled egg, and a handful of EEs. Just hatched out some Partridge Chanteclers, Standard Cornish and Black Australorps as well because what is chicken math?

 

[Ursuline Chick]

I don't really have anything rare, but here's my 2 cents worth. I have French Black Copper Marans, French Blue Copper Marans, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, Splash Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, Bantam Old English Game Bird Cockbird, barnyard mixes (pullets and cockerels) of all of the above.

 

[wolfwalker]

My rarest would be the Aloha's. last year the breeding flocks fell to five farms with a total population of around 100 left worldwide due to predation and weird calamities.

I've brought eggs in from all the farms left to make sure I have all the genetics left I can. I hatched out or brought in140 chicks so when they start laying I will have the largest flock to hopefully get eggs and chicks to people who are interested in helping bring the breed back from the edge of extinction.

 

[mccmeadows]

My rarest would be the Aloha's. last year the breeding flocks fell to five farms with a total population of around 100 left worldwide due to predation and weird calamities.

I've brought eggs in from all the farms left to make sure I have all the genetics left I can. I hatched out or brought in140 chicks so when they start laying I will have the largest flock to hopefully get eggs and chicks to people who are interested in helping bring the breed back from the edge of extinction.

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This is so cool! Best of luck with your flock - they’re beautiful!

 

[m1chelle1]

Your guineas are absolutely lovely!!!

Thank you

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My rarest would be the Aloha's. last year the breeding flocks fell to five farms with a total population of around 100 left worldwide due to predation and weird calamities.

I've brought eggs in from all the farms left to make sure I have all the genetics left I can. I hatched out or brought in140 chicks so when they start laying I will have the largest flock to hopefully get eggs and chicks to people who are interested in helping bring the breed back from the edge of extinction.

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When you get stable with the flock will you be selling eggs/chicks out of state? Or just pick up to avoid the complications of shipping?

 

[wolfwalker]

When you get stable with the flock will you be selling eggs/chicks out of state? Or just pick up to avoid the complications of shipping?

I can ship eggs now, after the new farm is recertified for NPIP I will be able to ship chicks. NPIP is tied to the physical location not the farm, so when you move you have to be recertified all over again. My flock was just tested and is negative, just waiting on the inspection now to get my new NPIP number and then I can ship chicks.