Wow! A person on here created them? And yeah. That is sad.Myers Hatchery has Opal Legbars? That is very sad to hear. They were created by a lady here on BYC and the one flock of them I have been in contact with were pretty nice birds. It seems you can’t have anything anymore without the factories mass producing low cost versions of the breed.
We have Silver Bielefelder - drove to Greenfire to get them. So far, only two or three breeders have them. It won't be long before big hatcheries follow suit, I'm sure.
And it's sad, too. I'm on the Facebook group BYC and this person posted prices for some unusual breeds which were like $18-$20 a chick and everyone there was flipping their lid. When I pointed out that it seemed low for what breeders sometimes charge, I was flamed. One person even said she sold chicks for $1 apiece and they were quality birds. But I find it hard to believe that she puts as much effort into her backyard mixes as a breeder. Not that there is anything wrong with a backyard mix. They can be great birds too. It's all in what you want. I'm gonna leave the group because most of the people hand out terrible advice and get really rude. Very different than the crowd here - but that's a different matter.