PURE LINES VS. GENETIC VARIATION One thing I have learned from the best breeders in the world is that – they are not afraid to inbreed or line-breed to produce or […]

WHAT SELECTIVE BREEDING IS ALL ABOUT? Breeding, in the case of domestic fowl, refers to the reproduction and inherent improvement of breeds, varieties and strains. […]

WHY VARIATION IS IMPORTANT! As we know, the domestic chicken possesses numerous characteristics and traits, this point must be emphasized. For instance, I have a […]

KEEP’EM PURE AND KEEP A CLOSED FLOCK As we all know, a chicken inherits a large percentage of its traits from its direct parents. Although they only inherit a small […]

What Kind of Breeder Are You? The Truth About Different Types Of Breeders – In this episode of Bred to Perfection Live, we will talk about how some believe they […]

Starting Over: When Your Strain Isn’t Worth Saving
 How to Identify Genetic Dead Ends and Reset Your Breeding Program for Success Have you ever found yourself questioning whether […]

Are changes produced by the environment inherited? There has been quite a bit of discussion these days about acquired characteristics – “Are changes produced by the environment […]

Is There Such Thing as a Perfect Bird? Let me begin by saying that purchasing fowl through the mail is similar to playing the lottery. You hope for high quality fowl, but […]

Best Sources for Good Fowl – And, Never Settle for Second Rate Feed stores and mail-order hatcheries do a great job marketing and selling layers and meat chickens, not to mention general purpose […]

Form, Function and Purity of Blood The total package is what counts! Special note of interest: Although I use American Games as the example, this information is good […]

INHERITANCE OF CHARACTERS 101 The breeding pen is to us what the test tube is to the chem­ist, an instrument whereby we examine the nature of our organisms and […]

Homozygous or Heterozygous, what do they really mean? We hear the words “homozygous”and “heterozygous,”but do you really know what they mean, and how they affect the breeding of our fowl? […]

Understanding the difference between Genotype and Phenotype The terms “genotype” and “phenotype” were first used by Danish geneticist, Wilhelm Johannsen in 1911 to describe the entire genetic or […]

The Fundamentals of Reproduction It is not my intention to discuss the entire, but diverse, field of genetics. However, in order to understand your breeding results, […]

KNOWING YOUR STRAIN IS INDEED IMPORTANT! I have a family of American Games that I call my Troiano Reds. Someday I will come up with a better name, but due to a lack of […]

Effective Breeding Techniques: Line Breeding, Inbreeding & The Three-Line Solution In this roundtable episode, hosts Kenny Troiano and Frank Bradley talk about the complexities of breeding and creating strains, […]

5 STEP PROCESS TO PURIFYING THE BLOODLINE As an Academy Member, there are 5 important steps I would like you to take before diving into the breeding programs and beginning the […]