Who's a Buckeye breeder in/near MN?

[CARS]

After this years experiment of MM Rarest of the Rare collection I see that poofy heads and feathered feet, while neat, are not a treat to deal with.

I keep seeing Buckeyes being bragged up for their many good qualities, but the only complaint I have read is that the hatchery stock is not the best.

So is there anyone around south central MN who has pure stock?

-Chris

 

[poltroon]

Duane Urch in Minnesota has them. [email protected]

 

[CARS]

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Thanks. An email has been sent!

Have you ever dealt with Duane before? I noticed ALOT of the breeders and hatcheries around MN use Urch genetics.

I need to learn more about how a bloodline works and why hatcheries screw them up sometimes.


edit: Poltroon, what the heck is your signature trying to say? Is there some sort of story to this or did you have a "vision" on night after too many ales?

 

[Pathfinders]

Duane has been breeding Buckeyes for a long time. He has a closed flock (which can have good and bad points.) I'm going to get some birds from him next spring too (in LF and bantam.)

Hatcheries screw up lines mainly because they don't cull to the Standard, they just hatch everything.

 

[cgmccary]

Duane is where I got my original stock. He has had Buckeyes for over 50 years, & it is said he can trace his birds back to the creator of the breed, Mrs. Nettie Metcalf. All strains have things that need work. I suggest you get some stock from Duane and then get an ALBC strain or Brown strain cockerel in a couple of years as an outsource. It won't be a total outcross because Urch & Brown strains were used to create the ALBC strain so will avoid the problems associated with totally new blood.

Join Pathfinders/Laura's Yahoo group if you want to learn more:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AmericanBuckeyePoultryClub/

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Chris">http://www.americanbuckeyepoultryclub.com/


Chris