Hatching Eggs - Show/Exhibition or not?

It does matter if you want to breed and show, study the breed that you are interested in, check out the breed standards, then go and see the person selling and their stock. They should tell you the parentage of their birds and what awards they have won with proof. Until you have been showing for a while and built up a network of friends from that breeds club you cannot trust who is telling the truth. You will still get some rejects in every brood - I have some rejects that a top award winning breeder considered too small, extra toes, too brassy, missing nails etc so she gave them to me - doesn't bother me  .
My parents used to breed and show black silver fox rabbits and in their time were considered on of the best so they could also rent out their top bucks - a bit like people do with horses and cows.

That makes sense but at the moment I am just looking at eggs on eBay so not much chance to see and talk.

I am sort of taking the route that for a little while everything is a learning curve so apart from my Incy set-up, everything is cheap till I learn better. :blink:

I guess that's always a possibility Joyfull.  I have collected mine so far and I am lucky enough to have a couple of keen Wyandotte breeders with interests in colours close enough.

My local lady did her best for me at short notice (wanted to fill my Incy before I went away) but I ended up with only 2 of what I had asked for out of 12.  She wouldn't take any money though which was nice. The lady I had the chocolate/cream wyandottes from charged me £5 for all 6 even though they were selling on eBay for more like £5 each and added 3 extra silvers carrying cream for free - they are all fertile whereas my local ladies are 4 clear and 4 unknown at present.

mmm not sure if it's question of getting what you pay for or not. :blink: