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 […]

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 […]

Evolution of a Strain – The Mechanisms of Evolution Evolution of a Strain: The Mechanisms of Evolution, and how it Relates to the Creation of our Strains In celebration of Darwin’s D […]

Could genetics counteract feather pecking? Why a ban on beak trimming won’t stop the ‘super peckers’ going for feathers, Melanie Epp reports Damage from feather pecking and c […]

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 […]

Genetics Simplified (Advanced Genetics) Part 3 This is Part 3 of a 3-part series on genetics. In this episode we will dive into Advanced Genetics.Breeding and creating a strain is […]

Genetics Simplified (Mendelian Genetics) Part 2 This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on genetics. In this episode we will dive into the principles of Mendelian Genetics. Breeding and […]

Genetics Simplified (Introduction) Breeding and creating a strain is governed by 3 important laws, such as the environment, their nutrition, and the traits they […]

Ten Reasons to Abandon a Strain and Start Over “I QUIT” 10 reasons to abandon a strain and start over (and, when is it time to create a new strain) Not to worry, I’m not […]

Don't Forget the Time Scientists Grew 'Dinosaur Legs' on a Chicken SCIENCEALERT STAFF 31 DECEMBER 2021 Until recently, one of the biggest myths in science was that all dinosaurs have been e […]

Inbreeding vs In-and-In Breeding (Members Only Version) Special Notice: Due to the content and discussion about breeding and the Founders Program, there are two versions of this episode. […]

The Environment, and it’s influences on Genetic Inheritance There is a lot of confusion in this area of breeding. So much so, that many breeders are not able to produce high quality strains. […]

EPIGENETICS AND EARLY DOMESTICATION Differences in hypothalamic DNA methylation between red junglefowl divergently selected for high or low fear of humans Published: […]

The 3 Laws of Breeding In this lesson, I will show you how I learned these 3 very important laws. Selective Breeding and Systematic Breeding […]

Understand Sex-Linkage and Sex-Linked Traits In order to understand Sex-Linkage and Sex-Linked Traits, you have to know a little about genes and how they work. We talked about […]