Evolutionary Factors that can Change the Direction of Your Strain Have you ever wondered how we ended up with chickens that lay 300 eggs a year or grow to market weight in just a few weeks? In this […]

The Positive and Negative effects of Assortative Mating The term “Assortative” refers to the classifying and selecting of certain, but distinctive characteristics or traits. Assortative […]

THE BEST METHOD OF MATING? The first step in breeding, is mat­ing, to put a cock and hen together for the purpose of reproduction. This sounds very simple, and […]

HOW BIG SHOULD YOUR FARM BE? One of the most common mistakes beginners make is to get­ more birds than they can properly manage. In their excitement, they run […]

Building Better Strains: Genetics, Nutrition & Common Sense In Episode 22 of The Breeders Roundtable, Kenny Troiano, Frank Bradley, and Nancy Troiano lead an in-depth, member-driven […]

Mutations are not the result of Selection Occasionally there may be indi­viduals that show characteristics that differ quite noticeably from those expressed by their parents […]

ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION OR NATURAL INCUBATION Which do you prefer? I’m often asked, which do I prefer, the incubator or the setting hen? I like to use both, but for different r […]

THAT SENSATIONAL SETTING HEN What would we do without her? (The rooster may crow, but the hen delivers the goods) “As sitters and mothers they are invaluable, q […]

AB 928: A Potential Threat to All Breeders In this urgent episode of Bred to Perfection, host Kenny Troiano is joined by Jesse Ortega, California poultry health inspector and […]