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 […]

The Erminette Breed with Matt Hemmer Join us for a very special conversation with Matt Hemmer, who is a breeder of the Erminettes. This is a very unique breed, both […]

Cattle losing adaptations to environment NEWS RELEASE 22-JUL-2021 Cattle losing adaptations to environment, MU researchers find Researchers pave the way for genetic tests […]

Epigenetics: How the Environment influences Genetic Inheritance The environment can be your friend or your enemy. You decide! There is a lot of confusion in this area of breeding. So much so, […]

10 Reasons to Abandoned a Strain and Start Over – Live Show Version (and, when is it time to create a new strain) Have you ever wondered if you were wasting your time trying to create a strain? […]

The Misconceptions of Breeding with Tony Saville Old Wives’ Tales and Superstitions that Hold us Back This episode is about “The Misconceptions about Breeding.” These are popul […]

THE THREE MOST DANGEROUS BREEDERS There are three types of breeders, practicing particular ideologies, which I believe can have a devastating effect on the breed […]

Interview with Don Schrider (Parts 1 – 3) I’m happy to have Don Schrider on the show.  He’s from West Virginia, and has written for many publications, such as Mother Eart […]

Problems Associated with Nutritional Deficiencies You cannot breed and perpetuate a strain, if you are feeding your birds poor rations. The problem is, many of the feeds we use are […]

What’s the Difference Between Seed Fowl and Foundation Fowl? There is a lot of confusion in this area. I see so many breeders calling their Foundation Fowl “Seed Fowl”, and calling their See […]

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 […]

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 […]

Breeding Methods Explained What you should know about Breeding Methods In this episode, we are talking about the various methods of breeding, and the […]

Preparing for the Breeding Season In this episode, I will give you a number of useful tips, that will help get your breeding season started on the right foot. I had a […]