SELECTION OF A STRAIN – part one Acquiring a great strain is the goal of every backyard breeder, or at least should be. However, success is depended upon your ability […]

Goals Every Breeder Should Strive to Achieve There are two kinds of breeders, those who breed for quality and those who breed for quantity. We’ll call them the “Breeders and the […]

Ep146 – The Dark Side of Breeding: What New Breeders Must Consider Join Kenny Troiano, founder of the Breeders Academy, along with his wife Nancy and co-host Frank Bradley, in this episode that […]

WHAT’S GOING ON WHEN I SEE LITTLE BIRDS GOING AFTER A BIG BIRD? April 1, 2009 You witnessed a behavior called “mobbing,” where smaller birds swoop and dash at flying or perched larger birds (an […]

SELECTION: The Essence of Improvement – part two PUTTING SELECTION INTO PRACTICE: The previous discussions on selection may suggest to some people that breed­ing for performance […]

SELECTION – The Essence of Improvement – part 1 SELECTION IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS: You can’t discuss the aspects of breeding without talking about the process of selection. They g […]

Good Vigor is a Necessity Although fertility can play a major factor in the selection of brood fowl, nothing is more important in the process of selection than […]

SELECTING POTENTIAL BROOD FOWL Before visiting the breeder’s farm, I suggest you do your homework. Make sure you have the knowledge and skills to select the proper c […]

Ep216 – CREATING A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR FOWL Join Kenny Troiano and the Breeders Academy team in an informative episode of ‘Bred to Perfection’ where you will learn essential […]

Does the Environment have an influence on Breeding? A change in environment (location, climate, soil, and food source) has the power to create many biological variations, first, in the […]

UNDERSTANDING MENDELISM – pt2 The first step to becoming a World Class Master Breeder Part Two Responsibility of Every Breeder It is the responsibility of […]

UNDERSTANDING MENDELISM – Pt1 The first step to becoming a World Class Master Breeder Part One “Horse-racing has produced an invaluable and un­rivalled breed of […]

ALTERNATING BROOD COCKS When more hens are kept together than one cock can take care of, various measures are used to prevent cocks from interfering with […]