Purity and Show Go Hand-in-Hand: Why the Best Birds Are Always One Bird In this episode, we break down one of the most misunderstood topics in the breeding of chickens and gamefowl: the supposed divide […]

VARIATION PROVIDES GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BREEDER Some birds of the same breed or ancestry vary in their features; it may be in the finer points of conformation of body, or it may be […]

Perfect Starts? – Just Start Where You Are, with What You Have Join Kenny Troiano and his co-hosts Nancy and Frank Bradley in another informative episode of ‘Bred to Perfection.’ This episode is […]

PROGRESSION NOT REGRESSION Progression and Regression, two laws of opposing forces, which are simple to appreciate but hard to understand, one advances the […]

VARIATIONS ARE LIMITED BY THE PROCESSES OF SELECTION Although there seems to be almost no limit to the possible number of variations, they are, as everyone knows, strictly limited by […]

Genetics and Beyond – A Conversation with Brian Reeder What he’s planning for himself, and the next generation of chickens, and why it matters to you. In this in-depth episode, Kenny T […]

When Good Strains Go Bad: How to Fix Hidden Flaws in Your Bloodline Unwanted Traits, Recessive Surprises, and the Genetic Tools Every Serious Breeder Must Master Every breeder eventually faces it, […]

CULL EVERYTHING? From Chicks to Mature Fowl, and Everything In-between By Kenny Troiano Today, we will discuss the difficult duty of culling. […]

Hidden Threats & Stronger Bloodlines Tackling Avian Intestinal Spirochaetosis and Smarter Vaccination for Healthier Flocks” In this episode, we explore the complex r […]

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 […]