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Guest:
We have decided to try some of these colored egg layers. Can anyone recommend a quality hatchery that offers quality birds? We have small children so would like a docile variety if there is one. Thanks

philipu:
Hi Jeff...there may be someone here that can help you with
chicks...some really great breeders in this group.
phil

John:
If you are after large fowl (LF) you may want to order that #7 special from McKinney Hatchery.  I\'ve checked their website and see that this is their last year in the chick business.  I don\'t know them, but they should have some nice Ameraucanas.  They claim to be breeders - not a commercial hatchery and that sounds positive to me, since I also am a breeder with a much smaller hobby hatchery.
In bantams the only two commercial hatcheries that have Ameraucanas, that are fairly close to the \"standard\", are Crow and Marti.  I haven\'t bought from them, but have heard from others that have.
Most Ameraucana chickens are very docile.  As mentioned in another topic the silvers are not as docile as the others and not as mean as some other breeds.
If you are looking for quality birds I would not suggest any commercial hatchery, but rather buying from ABC members.  The Breeders Directory is a good resource besides this forum.

Guest:
John, Thanks. Will get back to you shortly on the whites. Why are you going to stop breeding them? Are the different colors more valued? Are the whites just too common? Thanks

philipu:

--- Quote from: jeffs ---John, Thanks. Will get back to you shortly on the whites. Why are you going to stop breeding them? Are the different colors more valued? Are the whites just too common? Thanks
--- End quote ---


Hi Jeff,
I have attended a number of poultry shows, and I have never
seen a white shown.
I have thougth about it, I have white marans and langshans,
and we have had such a wet and cool spring and the roosters
wanting to tread all the time the females are a mess, they have
to be bathed more so than other colours, or my birds are just
pigs.  But there\'s nothing as beautiful as a White well conditioned
bird....Beautiful.  My take only. phil

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