Yard Mating or Flock Mating? OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “YARD MATING”:“Flock Mating,” simply means that a number of brood cocks, maybe several, are allowed to run loose w […]

BROOD FOWL – How Old Is Too Old or How Young is too Young? I’m sure you’ve heard it said many times, “Never breed to that “old worn-out” cock or hen, no matter how proven they may be.” Alth […]

BREEDING TO YOUTH, A COMMON PRACTICE? We have all heard stories about the “Golden Hen” – where in her sixth year, produced some of the best stags, that would become gre […]

IN PURSUIT OF PERFECTION Progress is made by selecting one trait, not from the selection of multiple traits When selecting brood fowl, seldom does a breeder […]

Breeding Practices Simplified Mastering Breeding: Genetics, Selection, and the Path to Purity Welcome to Episode 254 of Bred to Perfection, brought to you by […]

The Advantage to Stud Mating This method of mating is often discussed, but rarely ever used, yet, next to “Single Mating,” “Stud Mating” should be conside […]

The Crucial Role of Selection in Breeding Success In this episode, we talk about one of the most misunderstood—but absolutely essential—elements of successful breeding: SELECTION. Whi […]

The Benefits of Group-Mating (Pen-Mating) Group Mating is just as it sounds. It is the mating of a single brood cock with that of a group of hens, all together, in the same […]

How establish a proven breeding line? Single Mating! Having been a breeder for many years, I am frequently asked, “How do you establish a proven breeding line?” My an­swer involves a […]

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 […]

The Power of Record Keeping Why Every Breeder Needs to Document Everything In this episode of Bred to Perfection, we’re going to talk about the crucial role o […]

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 […]