Enjoy Heritage Chickens
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Hatcheries that offer heritage breeds
Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms (254) 697-6677;
www.idealpoultry.com
Sandhill Preservation Center (563) 246-2299;
www.sandhillpreservation.com
Stromberg’s (800) 720-1134;
www.strombergschickens.com
Organizations
The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy provides
information on endangered breeds of livestock and poultry,
suggests conservation activities and connects like-minded
people through its extensive network of members. Books on
raising poultry are available through the
organization’s catalog and Web site. Contact the ALBC
at P.O. Box 477, Pittsboro, NC 27312; (919) 542-5704;
albc@albc-usa.org; www.albc-usa.org.
The Society for the Preservation of Poultry Antiquities
promotes conservation of poultry through its network of
breeders. To join, contact Craig Russell, President, Route
4, Box 251, Middleburg, PA 17842; (570) 837-3157 or Glenn
Drowns, 1878 230th St., Calamus, IA 52729; (563) 246-2299.
The North American Java Club Janet Ott, 825 N. 7th St.,
DeKalb, IL 60115; janetaott@aol.com
The Association for the Preservation of Chantecler Fowl
Andre Auclair, 2400 rang St. Louis, St. Paulin, PQ, J0K
3G0, Canada; Phone (if you speak French): (819) 268-2037
Books
Counting Our Chickens: Identifying Breeds in Danger of
Extinction, by Marjorie Bender, Robert Hawes and Donald
Bixby. Includes contact information for mail-order
hatcheries and individual breeders of endangered poultry
breeds. Available from the American Livestock Breeds
Conservancy.
Chickens in your Backyard: A Beginner’s Guide by Rick
and Gail Luttmann. A comprehensive guide covering the
basics of raising chickens.
HOLLANDS
In the 1930s, when white eggs brought a premium price,
Rutgers Breeding Farm decided to develop a dual-purpose
breed of chicken that would lay white eggs. They crossed
stock imported from Holland with White Leghorn, Rhode
Island Red, New Hampshire and Lamona. Through careful
selection they created the White Holland. Simultaneously,
they created the Barred Holland by mating White Leghorn,
Barred Plymouth Rock, Australorp and Brown Leghorn.
The Barred Holland was much more popular with the farmers,
possibly because the Barred Plymouth Rock was very popular
at this time. The Barred Holland produces plenty of large
white eggs while being well fleshed. The White Holland
never enjoyed as much popularity and is probably extinct
now. Hollands have earned a reputation for being ideally
suited to farm conditions.
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