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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:18 -0700

The Power of Record Keeping Why Every Breeder Needs to Document Everything In this episode of Bred to Perfection, we’re going to talk about the crucial role o […]

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Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:14 -0700

What is Random Mating? In all human populations, people usually select mates non-randomly, and are attracted to traits that are easily observable. Cultural […]

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Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:00:31 -0700

An Extreme form of Positive Assortative Mating Consanguineous Mating is the breeding of closely related individuals, such as brother to sister. This is an extreme form of P […]

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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:00:45 -0700

Is Double Mating right for You? It is impossible to talk about breeding for color or mating birds to achieve certain color variations without discussing, in detail, […]

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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:59 -0700

Yard Mating or Flock Mating? OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “YARD MATING”:“Flock Mating,” simply means that a number of brood cocks, maybe several, are allowed to run loose w […]

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Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:23 -0700

The Advantage to Stud Mating This method of mating is often discussed, but rarely ever used, yet, next to “Single Mating,” “Stud Mating” should be conside […]

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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:00:24 -0700

The Benefits of Group-Mating (Pen-Mating) Group Mating is just as it sounds. It is the mating of a single brood cock with that of a group of hens, all together, in the same […]

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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:11 -0700

How establish a proven breeding line? Single Mating! Having been a breeder for many years, I am frequently asked, “How do you establish a proven breeding line?” My answer involves a […]

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Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:33 -0700

Unlocking the Secrets of Chicken Breeding with Brian Reeder Inbreeding, Genetics & Feeding for the Future In the world of poultry breeding, few names stir thoughtful conversation quite like […]

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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:57 -0700

WHAT IS THE BEST AGE FOR BROODFOWL? How Young or How Old Should They Be? Once you have established your foundation fowl (the family), and the individual breeding lines, […]

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Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:12 -0700

BREEDING FROM THE YOUNG OR OLD? Examining the True Value of the Hen and Pullet, Cock and Stag as Breeders of High Quality Offspring BREEDING FROM MATURE HENS A […]

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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:00:06 -0700

AGE OF PARENTS AND ITS EFFECTS ON HATCHABILITY As compared with the larger classes of livestock, such as cattle and horses, poultry are relatively short-lived creatures. For the […]

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Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:12 -0700

Factors That Will Improve the Quality and Reproduction of Your Offspring When you compare the modern fowl to their ancestors, we see a more superior specimen. We see a bird with superior form and function. […]

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Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:00:18 -0700

OBTAINING THE RIGHT BROOD COCK AND BROOD HEN Obtaining the right brood fowl can be a difficult and challenging endeavor, but an important one. These are your Seed Fowl, the Adam […]

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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:23 -0700

THE ENVIRONMENT HAS AN EFFECT ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT The environment can be your friend or it can be your enemy. It is your strains ability to adapt to its environment that’s i […]

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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:35 -0700

What’s the Best Time of Year to Purchase Brood fowl? Purchasing good brood fowl is all about timing. As you will see, there are good times and bad times to visit a breeder’s farm to s […]

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Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:00:33 -0700

THEIR FUNCTIONALITY DETERMINES THEIR FORM “It is therefore very desirable, before any man commences to breed, that he should make up his mind to the shape and qualities he […]

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Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:05 -0700

Interview with Don Schrider (Parts 1 – 3) I’m happy to have Don Schrider on the show. He’s from West Virginia, and has written for many publications, such as Mother Eart […]

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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:40 -0700

STARTING OUT ON THE RIGHT FOOT “I hope there will be no lack of young recruits to carry on in perfection this beautiful and useful Old English breed of fowl in t […]

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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:00:36 -0700

Things to Lookout For when Purchasing Fowl If you are like many who have decided to purchase mature brood fowl, it is a good idea to select them in person. This allows you to […]

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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0700

What to Start With (Eggs, Chicks or Mature Fowl)? Once you know the kind of fowl you want, and who you are going to buy them from, the next step is to decide whether to purchase brood […]

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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:00:17 -0700

HOW THE INFUSION OF THE WRONG BLOOD CAN DESTROY A FAMILY The law of contamination has never been so widely considered, and its effects measured, as it is among breeders of poultry. Reason […]

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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:19 -0700

DOES YOUR COCK OR HEN HAVE THE POWER TO IMPRESS THIER INFLUENCE ONTO THEIR OFFSPRING? This is a concept that can be hard to explain. Webster’s dictionary describes it as: “Having exceptional power; authority or inf […]

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Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:00:40 -0700

HOW SOME TRAITS HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON OTHER TRAITS There is no doubt that marvelous things can be done with chickens. Selective Breeding is a wonderful mechanism for creating and […]

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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:14:11 -0700

Scaly Leg Mites & Favus: Two Contagious Threats That Can Devastate Your Strain with Peter Brown In this two-part episode, we take an in-depth look at two often-overlooked but potentially devastating health problems affecting […]

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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:00:38 -0700

BREED TOWARDS PROGRESSION, NOT REGRESSION, AT ALL TIMES Progression and Regression are two laws of opposing forces that are simple to appreciate but hard to understand. One advances the […]

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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:00:12 -0700

Reversion or Simple Degeneration? When the offspring resemble a distant ancestor, to a noticeable degree, we refer to it as a “Throwback.” In other words, a t […]

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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:26:11 -0700

What If Everything We Believed Was Wrong? Challenging the Myths, Traditions, and Assumptions That Are Holding Our Breeders and Breeds Back What if everything we believed […]

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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:32:23 -0700

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Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0700

Every Method has a Particular Function and Purpose There are several breeding methods available to breeders for creating a strain. Each method serves a specific function and purpose. […]

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Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:00:53 -0700

Finding Those Great Individuals Might Just Take You to the Most Unexpected Places The random combination of genes that exist within our fowl allows the breeder the […]

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Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:23 -0700

The War on Common Sense Breeding: Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions In this episode, we confront the growing crisis of misinformation and myth-driven practices in the chicken and gamefowl breeding […]

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Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:00:35 -0700

DOES LIKE ALWAYS BEGET LIKE? “Like Begets Like,” is a common phrase used by many breeders. It simply means that there is a strong similarity between the pare […]

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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:56:40 -0700

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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:03 -0700

The Ugly Truth About Outcrossing: The Double-Edged Sword of Breeding In this episode, we dive headfirst into one of the most polarizing topics in the world of chicken and gamefowl breeding: outcrossing. […]