Can Westfalische Totleger be found in US?



I noticed the Westfalische Totleger on feathersite.com (great site, but I'm
sure most of you are familiar with it) and I'm interested in finding out if
there are any breeders of this bird in the US. I'm likely moving back out to
the country this summer and I'm planning my flocks and I would really love
to have a small flock of these birds as part of my collection. They're just
gorgeous animals and seem like they'd make an excellent addition to my egg
layers in addition to being interesting birds.

I'd prefer one of the mail order hatcheries if possible because I'm betting
there aren't many breeders in my area (Georgia, US), but if anyone knows of
a regional breeder, that'd be great. I teach, so I get the summers off and
somewhere reasonably close wouldn't be much of an issue. I've looked around
on some of the commercial breeders sites and haven't noticed this breed
before.

Jacob


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