Re: Choosing a new breed - Job Done

Steve Newport wrote:
Well,

I've listened to all the advice for which I thank you all.
Unfortunately I still couldn't make my mind up so I just made a
decision...............and here's the result so far....a few days down
the line.

In the end I went to http://www.southmead.dsl.pipex.com/

and purchased six of their point of lay "Amber Stars".

These are a modern hybrid, a good choice for your situation.
From the Meadowsweet stable. All these birds are bred by Meadowsweet - and
then grown on by others around the country. As is the same for most of the
hybrids on the suppliers list.


FINALE: What she did say (the breeder) was that the behaviour was more
a traight earned from the breeding stock than the breed itself.

As we have all said here on this group as well. Numerous times. Its also
down to environment.
We have no aggressive cockerels and having raised thousands of Black Rock
which have gone to hundreds of homes around the country they are NOT
aggresive as a strain.
Peters cockerels are not aggressive and he certainly does not breed an
aggressive bird.
They are not tolerant of confinement - I completely agree


Seems to make sense and would explain why our chooks acted so
different from the black rocks our friends had (bought very far appart
time wise).

No - it does not at all.
Every single Black Rock is bred by the same person. Peter Siddons in Kinross
HOWEVER -- it is perfectly possible that you may have not been sold Black
Rocks.
There are many who try, and fail, to emulate Peter's breeding and sell birds
as Black Rocks which are not.


Good luck with your new girls. Enjoy them all.

--

regards
Jill Bowis

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