Howdy from Texas;
I have raised chickens in the past and boy, do I wish that I knew then what I know now about feathers! I have a question that is not directly fly-fishing related, but indirectly so.
What is the primary reason for raising the birds? Feathers or meat? What becomes of the meat from them all? A couple of hundred thousand birds can get very fowl (pun intended) smelling after a while.
Just curious,
SaltyDan Dan Harriman Orange, Texas
At 16:59 05/21/2004, you wrote:
If the hackle is substandard quality, the heritage is checked as to whether this one was a throw-back, a trend, or one that was allowed to grow because it had an excellent neck cape to offset the saddle. That's a decision Tom makes on many factors. He can't afford to raise sub-standard birds when he's raising 200,000 birds. That's why bronze necks and saddles are becoming silver, silvers are becoming gold, and so on. The best of the best are chosen as breeders, so the lines get better and better, both in necks and saddles.
Hope this helps, DonO
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