Barred Plymouth Rock rooster feathers
I am looking for a good to excellent quality skin or at least nice saddle hackle from a Barred Plymouth Rock rooster. If you breed these, or know where I can acquire some of these feathers, please let me know. I would like distinct barring...between the white, and close to black barring. (the darker the bars, the better) Please contact me if you know where I can find these feathers. Thanks.
Kelly
Grizzly / Barred Plymouth Rock Rooster
I have communicated with Kelkay and she does not want Genetic Rooster (saddles) as what he needs it for is much larger than any genetic breeder raises today.
I get requests such as his now and then. My suggestion to her was to try and find a show breeder that breeds the old barn yard Barred Plymouth Rock.
We do breed the very narrow black / white barring in our grizzlys. Most of our saddles are size 12, a few 14s and a few 10s. She needs size 8 on up...lots of size 6, 4,2,1, up to a 2/0.
Almost all (is my understanding) present day genetic breeders have refined our birds down as this is what most tiers want today.
If anyone knows a Breeder that breeds these old barnyard birds, contact her direct.
The other option I told her would be to buy 25 day old chicks from someone like McMurray Hatchery and raise them. She lives in town so is not possible.
Anyone interested, fire me off a shot and I will help all I can.
I am sure you would not get rich doing this but am also sure you would have a lot of fun if you have the room on your property.
Denny