Mastering Breeding: Guest Appearance on the Poultry Nerds Podcast with Insights from Kenny Troiano In this episode of Bred to Perfection, we dive deep into the world of poultry breeding with Kenny Troiano, alongside his wife, Nancy […]

THE PRACTICE OF BREEDING BY MEANS OF COMPENSATION A method of offsetting the weak by strengthening it with the other The practice of offsetting the weak points of one sex by […]

THE PRACTICE OF GRADING-UP Improving mongrels through the use of a superior cock “When two varieties are allowed to cross freely, and one is much more n […]

THE PRACTICE OF CROSSBREEDING A foundation for hybridization or a source of variability?  “I have seen many of the best and most valued of the old strains lost […]

The Surprising Reason Scientists Haven't Been Able to Clone a Bird Yet Thanks to their eggs, avians are tremendously difficult to clone. But new technologies may provide a workaround for saving at-risk […]

Genetics Simplified – Members Version Breeding and creating a strain is governed by 3 important laws of nature, such as the Breeding and creating a strain is governed by 3 […]

Chicken Chat with Royce Van Blaricome Before I get to todays show, I hope you’ve been watching our live show on Saturdays. The show is called, “Bred to Perfection Liv […]

Scientists shake Darwin's foundation – chickens inherited parents' stress symptoms Evolutionary theory ever since Darwin is based on the assumption that acquired traits, such as learnt modifications of behaviour, […]

Navigating the Complexities of Breeding Members Round Table – April 2023- Insights on Poultry Breeding Challenges In this members-only roundtable, we address pressing q […]

The Importance of Test Matings and Testing the Progeny A Critical Tool for Creating a Successful Strain In this episode, we dive deep into the world of test matings—an essential p […]

Beyond Common Sense in Breeding Breeding is more than a tradition—it’s an intricate dance of genetics, health, environment, and experience. In this episode of Bre […]

THE PRACTICE OF LINECROSSING AND OUTCROSSING Better alternatives for the attainment of genetic diversity, and the improvement of traits “By selecting the best individuals of t […]

The Practice of Line-Breeding I was once told by a good friend of mine, a Master Breeder in his own right, “The more superior a breeder’s strain is to the average […]

THE PRACTICE OF INBREEDING “Replication is never perfect, there is always variation” WHAT IS INBREEDING? Simply put, inbreeding is the mating of closely rel […]

THE IMPORTANCE OF PROGENY TESTING The performance of an individual is a poor measure of a birds breeding worth Contrary to what many believe, the performance of an […]

Do Birds Hide from Predators Even from Inside an Egg? Before hatching, shorebird embryos sometimes vocalize to their parents. New research shows they can also quiet down when danger is […]

Crossbreeding Misconceptions Crossbreeding is a very common method of breeding, but many are using it for the wrong reasons. The truth is, there are some […]

Prepotency vs Hybrid Vigor One is temporary, the other is long lasting. But which is best? As a breeder, you have many tools that you can use to create and […]