The culling of your fowl should be practiced continuously The culling of your fowl should be practiced continuously, from the day they hatch out of the egg, to their eventual death. You may […]

The Unscripted Strain: Real Talk on Breeding, Genetics, and Resilience In this off-the-cuff episode of “Bred to Perfection”, hosts Kenny and Nancy Troiano, along with co-host Frank Bradley, turn a […]

CULLING TECHNIQUES AND OBSTACLES CULLING TECHNIQUES In order to cull properly you must spend a lot of time with your chickens. You will need to watch and observe […]

SELECTION OR CULLING, WHAT ABOUT BOTH? When selecting fowl for breeding, a breeder may use many standards in the selection of his fowl. It may be the selection of multiple […]

Embracing the Science of Breeding Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to become a true breeder? Or, whether you are a true breeder right now? This can be […]

The Origins of Our Fowl and Modern Colors As far as the origin of the gamecock is concerned, I have found that many writers have very different theories of where the original […]

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 […]

Using Flock Behavior to Recognize and Prevent Disease Using Flock Behavior to Recognize and Prevent Disease in Chickens and Gamefowl In this episode, we talk about one of the most […]

Inbreeding vs Outcrossing: Building and Protecting Your Bloodline In this episode, Kenny Troiano and Douglas Bruce team up to break down one of the most misunderstood topics in breeding: inbreeding […]

THE IMPORTANCE OF PROGENY TESTING Another obstacle in selecting the best brood fowl is that their individual performance record can often serve as a very poor […]

UNCONSCIOUS AND METHODICAL SELECTION Charles Darwin once said that there are two kinds of selection, one he called “unconscious,” the other “methodical.” To the […]

Progressive White – The Silent Threat to Breeding American Games A discussion that addresses the Challenges, Standards, and Solutions Bred to Perfection: The Progressive White Problem, Standards […]

The Fundamental Nature of Inheritance In order to understand the complexities of breeding, you will need to know a little about genetics, and how it works. Your successes […]

Husbandry Practices with Patrick from Ireland Today, we are talking with Patrick who lives in the UK, but is originally from Ireland.  And, he raises Irish Games. He’s also a […]

WHEN TO START THE SELECTION PROCESS Selection is a continuous process that starts with the egg and newly hatched chicks, and continues during the lifetime of the […]

Traits Can Be Exaggerated or Lost By the use or disuse of their parts, and changes in their environment The domestication of gamefowl and chickens began more than 4 […]