VARIATION – THE MECHANISM FOR IMPROVEMENT The object of every serious breeder is to establish, not only a good strain, but one better than any thus far produced. Breeders […]

Evolution of a Strain: Breeding for Success The 12 Key Challenges in Breeding and Creating a Strain Series What are the most common challenges breeders face when creating a […]

The Mindset of a True Breeder: How Open-Mindedness Builds Better Bloodlines Why great breeding starts in the mind, not in the pen. Experience alone doesn’t make a master breeder — mindset does. In this epi […]

The Detriments of Defects – Understanding and Overcoming Breeding Faults In this episode, we will discuss the consequences of breeding birds that have known faults. We will answer the question, “Can we c […]

THE SOURCE OF GENETIC VARIATION As I mentioned, I do believe this to be a Natural Law. This law may be defined as the tendency of individuals to produce progeny that […]

The 15 Rules of Selective Breeding: Building Your Own Bloodline from the Ground Up Building Superior Bloodlines and Strains In this episode, we talk about the art and science of selective breeding—the true f […]

The Pain of Regret – Breeders Beware! Buyers Regret vs Sellers Regret: What determines a good sell vs a bad sell – What determines a good buy vs a poor buying […]

Infuse to Improve? Not So Fast! Can Conformation and Performance Ability be Improved by Infusing New Blood? There is a big difference between a true breeder and a […]

Variation is the mechanism for all improvement “Good fowl are multidimensional. When the attributes of appearance, temperament, and performance, harmonize to form one unified […]

When to Reset Your Breeding Program Signs, Solutions, and How to Save Your Strain Are your birds losing consistency, health, or performance? Not sure if your breeding […]

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 […]

How to Breed for Uniformity in Form and Function: Building Better Bloodlines and Strains How Serious Breeders Create High-Quality, Repeatable Bloodlines That Stand the Test of Time In this episode, we unveil the 10 […]

THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR EVERY BREEDER IS PERFECTION Whether it be with purebreds or hybrid-crosses, a good breeder must have the ability to observe and judge the superiority and […]

CROSSBREEDING, THE SEARCH FOR THE “GREAT NICK” One question I get a lot is, “what’s the best cross?” And, for those who are interested in purchasing my “Troiano Reds,” they ask, […]

Building Stronger Bloodlines from the Inside Out: The Critical Role of Gut Health Building Stronger Bloodlines from the Inside Out: The Critical Role of Gut Health in Poultry Breeding with Peter Brown In this e […]

Purebreds or Hybrids, Your Success Will Depend on Your Specific Goals and Intentions Whether you decide to keep purebreds or hybrids, your success will depend on your specific goals and intentions. Do you wish to […]

SELECTION CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE I’ll give you two examples of how selection can change a family of fowl for the better or for the worse:  Example One: You co […]

POWER OF SELECTION – Part One I find the subject of selection to be one of the most interesting parts of breeding. Selection is a process that deals with […]

How Much Variation Could There Be? The general belief, when it comes to the uniformity of a strain, is that a group of chickens are uniform only when all the birds […]