The Breeders Academy Membership | Christine | Friends Activity https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/members/ctrosclair/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Christine's friends. Sun, 13 Sep 2026 01:15:03 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 cf63f08bc5320fc8d5bcf2e78c66fbd7 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=11197 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 […]

]]> 0 d7f15d396a374daa511da7264dac12f2 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=11209 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 […]

]]> 0 4cacbefeb1ff99e11a5e423e756a7f65 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=11187 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 […]

]]> 0 1250d9523079b82c67b52a2772bf06c3 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=17425 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 […]

]]> 0 f46a792d09878aedd3366d3cf523b965 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=11181 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 […]

]]> 0 2d1016a28ce4d25422ee1a330f417818 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=11173 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 […]

]]> 0 e23df9f45c4015eaa39576feeb3b7301 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=17421 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 […]

]]> 0 b0dd9a9ac38e32b330cb3eb321fd1e82 Kenny Troiano and Nathaniel are now friends https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/activity/p/8476/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:32:23 -0700 0 0fd76f6655098d4dbd4f8a63844dd66f Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16761 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. […]

]]> 0 af19f82809e5b1207d724fd57853d967 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14614 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 […]

]]> 0 68e56395f633274b221b6a2731be08d1 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16757 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 […]

]]> 0 af9f2e7fbc9e7d11bae791b4c821441a Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=11167 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 […]

]]> 0 e3c1895da3c67d362dfe61c526c6346a Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16751 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. […]

]]> 0 cfc783bb6b2b9479adb3be972e570aec Kenny Troiano and Guillermo are now friends https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/activity/p/8465/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:56:44 -0700 0 aa8cc0ecbffe61c536962bb86a936c0c Kenny Troiano and blittle6@gmail.com are now friends https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/activity/p/8464/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:49:02 -0700 0 dcf75c4269857924e800134ea8f89cf4 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16746 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:00:31 -0700 Necessary Requirements to Becoming a Successful Breeder What does it really take to become a successful chicken or gamefowl breeder? Becoming a successful breeder involves a combination […]

]]> 0 555d772f597c8cb08bf0c00ef05a356c Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=11086 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:00:29 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 2b5abed025ff10ac798273a5685ae7fe Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=10946 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:53 -0700 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. […]

]]> 0 cdb2bfc06f6a985f25dd4e9c5b87afe2 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=11040 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:00:44 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 49c79d3c229cdd6bd713806ab46a0c7e Kenny Troiano and iamericgonzalez are now friends https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/activity/p/8457/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:42:10 -0700 0 ad023ed2e71ff062cf6853801cb354d9 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=1778 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:00:04 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 9d490f5b2abbe78a3ebaf5edc6793cf9 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16736 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:04 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 b6ae2355aad8b7a890c5a628533fcb51 Kenny Troiano and Meanderingcreekfarms are now friends https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/activity/p/8451/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:21:26 -0700 0 fb8d25e86c356e185207e5528c0d50d8 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16732 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:51 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 4d7e0713d2d8e1f51ead840c6ba880dc Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=8428 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:00:43 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 0c010adfa77d56cf0c3e804ed606e0cb Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14535 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:00:12 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 8d3328c83163b180e46dde733b711cb1 Kenny Troiano and Josh Stewart are now friends https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/activity/p/8446/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:38:11 -0700 0 92967c682dcbd4ab18c8785d80b83344 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14481 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 e3f08e0a54e959e759bf72c728d41005 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14465 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:25 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 0b89503ca76ed3f89797267c238c8374 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=1971 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:56 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 6ee2fc026f3e60350dc73b24fe281a99 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=3091 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:00:01 -0700 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? […]

]]> 0 2a591b61a71bfbf64a9abade22924b9f Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=3059 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:19 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 2e2c60b8913bb1105a1f3ad3297b3dbf Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=2935 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:00:26 -0700 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, […]

]]> 0 d8d8e91a3c5f4b1b5e59bccb0c41c45a Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=1665 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:22 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 7ade51cf1fda1cdafaf32c69493d624f Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16724 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:00:57 -0700 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, […]

]]> 0 027d454e80070dda6dc5a1b232861738 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=2986 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 f279f0ac22d22b034e3573f4ccf06abb Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16720 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:00:52 -0700 In-and-In Breeding Decoded: A Balanced Approach to Purity and Diversity In this episode, we go deep into one of the most misunderstood breeding strategies in the creation of a strain: In-and-In Breeding. […]

]]> 0 b3049f5870caaa8d85c87668381fe2ec Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16715 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:00:03 -0700 Good Mentor vs Bad Mentor – The Tony vs. Ray Factor A good mentor is like a guiding light, illuminating the path ahead with knowledge and experience. They help their mentees grow, […]

]]> 0 e19937235a0b446a840bf529a0ab9a45 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14169 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:00:58 -0700 WHAT TO DO ABOUT THOSE QUARRELSOME HENS Her influence can make or break the family, and temperament is key! Now, let’s direct our attention towards the brood hens. Yes, […]

]]> 0 881af50855d24acafb7e2f733335526f Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14160 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:00:06 -0700 RECOGNIZING A TRUE MAN-FIGHTER There are two types of man-fighters to watch out for; one is the product of improper care and poor handling techniques, and the other […]

]]> 0 80dde0309b2e5b05ccf7480c3ec5844f Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14149 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:30 -0700 MAN-FIGHTING IS A DEFECTIVE TRAIT As you probably well know, I write and speak, quite a bit, about the processes of selective breeding, and how it relates to the […]

]]> 0 66b9d7cd39d0aa125fbf6f7c9d47ce14 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=17377 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:46:59 -0700 Feeding Essentials: A Deep Dive into Poultry Nutrition with Jeff Mattocks The Masters Class (Lesson 47) Feeding Essentials with Jeff Mattocks Great bloodlines are not created by genetics alone. They are […]

]]> 0 f3d8ae6d2ff73e4a588dbccf478c340a Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=17372 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:24:54 -0700 The Dangers of Artificial Growth and Early Maturity in Breeding Chickens and Gamefowl By Kenny Troiano Building a bloodline or strain of chickens and gamefowl is one of the most rewarding goals a breeder can pursue. […]

]]> 0 9f05f3df08814969810462345ed127d3 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=17366 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:59:41 -0700 Don’t Confuse True Genetic Potential with Artificial and Unnatural Influences Understanding the Difference Between Genetics, Nutrition, and Temporary Effects in Chickens and Gamefowl Breeding For decades, […]

]]> 0 b49492b5379826af57b6b42f3652c3bd Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14139 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:00:49 -0700 Dealing with MAN FIGHTERS AND MAN HATERS I get a lot of people asking me, “how do I recognize a true Man Fighter, and what can I do about eliminating it? My answer to this q […]

]]> 0 a856a75a95429169c6a0876f5e12b14e Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16708 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:52 -0700 Exploring the Breeding Process Welcome to Bred to Perfection with Kenny, Nancy, and Frank – the go-to podcast for serious breeders who want to master the art and s […]

]]> 0 8fbef990844619762ccc99f80a8571e6 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=10910 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:05 -0700 The Importance of Quantitative Traits and how they work? Some characteristics and traits are easy to fix, others can be problematic at best: Improving the characteristics and traits of a […]

]]> 0 b2a0f4d91cd7308f4a6c28c937c52f0c Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16697 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:00:55 -0700 What Are the Obstacles to Becoming A True Breeder? Our continuing theme throughout this series has been, “Are You a True Breeder or a Multiplier?” There are many benefits in bec […]

]]> 0 412a090816b9cc710f43e2621c7d8e7b Kenny Troiano and Gallero Rufin are now friends https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/activity/p/8412/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:44:44 -0700 0 c7fdc1b6be83f1d1ad3bdf5240779005 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16693 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:00:33 -0700 Inside the Mind of a Dedicated Breeder: Passion, Purity & the Path to Perfection In this roundtable, we go beyond feathers and form to explore the heart and heritage of true breeding. Join us for a powerful and […]

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