Don I didn't hear this as a rumor it came indirectly from John Snively through Tom. Maybe their lines are getting crossed here. I forwarded on your message to John. He is the only dealer I've seen here on the east coast with wingers. Deb
> Just got an email from Dr. Tom in reply to a question I posed to him, based > on an email about a rumor that Whiting Farms was dropping the Winger line. > > > NOT SO ! :o) > > He's been carefully selecting breeders, especially grizzlies for Adams > wingers, and the egg-laying process is in full swing. From them he will > select the next, even better, generation of breeders, and sell the harvests > to the fanatics. If there are extra, he will introduce them to the market- > officially. If not, he will wait until the next generation. > > The problem: He has so much demand for them (from me and others like me), > that he has been unable to supply the demand for them even before they are > announced to the retail market. AK Best, Dick Talleur, and many others are > all converts to these lovely little feathers. Once he can meet the demand > for the fanatics, then he can focus on the retail market and public demand. > > The retail cost of a hen neck will be $15, and the saddle will be $3. This > is the minimum that he can make to allocate the resources he has to breeding > this line. The capes are well worth it, as the new ones are selected to > provide many small -size 14 through 20- dry fly wings. > > That's why you can't find them in retail stores. I keep getting all he has > extra so you guys can get them before anyone else can, unless AK and Dick > got there first, just after me. <G> > > Thought you should know. The rumor is not true. > > Don
