HOW THE INFUSION OF THE WRONG BLOOD CAN DESTROY A FAMILY The law of contamination has never been so widely considered, and its effects measured, as it is among breeders of poultry. Reason […]

DOES YOUR COCK OR HEN HAVE THE POWER TO IMPRESS THIER INFLUENCE ONTO THEIR OFFSPRING? This is a concept that can be hard to explain. Webster’s dictionary describes it as: “Having exceptional power; authority or inf […]

HOW SOME TRAITS HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON OTHER TRAITS There is no doubt that marvelous things can be done with chickens. Selective Breeding is a wonderful mechanism for creating and […]

Scaly Leg Mites & Favus: Two Contagious Threats That Can Devastate Your Strain with Peter Brown In this two-part episode, we take an in-depth look at two often-overlooked but potentially devastating health problems affecting […]

BREED TOWARDS PROGRESSION, NOT REGRESSION, AT ALL TIMES Progression and Regression are two laws of opposing forces that are simple to appreciate but hard to understand. One advances the […]

Reversion or Simple Degeneration? When the offspring resemble a distant ancestor, to a noticeable degree, we refer to it as a “Throwback.” In other words, a t […]

What If Everything We Believed Was Wrong? Challenging the Myths, Traditions, and Assumptions That Are Holding Our Breeders and Breeds Back What if everything we believed […]

Every Method has a Particular Function and Purpose There are several breeding methods available to breeders for creating a strain. Each method serves a specific function and purpose. […]

Finding Those Great Individuals Might Just Take You to the Most Unexpected Places The random combination of genes that exist within our fowl allows the breeder the […]

The War on Common Sense Breeding: Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions In this episode, we confront the growing crisis of misinformation and myth-driven practices in the chicken and gamefowl breeding […]

DOES LIKE ALWAYS BEGET LIKE? “Like Begets Like,” is a common phrase used by many breeders. It simply means that there is a strong similarity be­tween the pare […]

The Ugly Truth About Outcrossing: The Double-Edged Sword of Breeding In this episode, we dive headfirst into one of the most polarizing topics in the world of chicken and gamefowl breeding: outcrossing. […]

Necessary Requirements to Becoming a Successful Breeder What does it really take to become a successful chicken or gamefowl breeder? Becoming a successful breeder involves a combination […]

PURE LINES VS. GENETIC VARIATION One thing I have learned from the best breeders in the world is that – they are not afraid to inbreed or line-breed to produce or […]

WHAT SELECTIVE BREEDING IS ALL ABOUT? Breeding, in the case of domestic fowl, refers to the reproduction and inherent improvement of breeds, varieties and strains. […]

WHY VARIATION IS IMPORTANT! As we know, the domestic chicken possesses numerous characteristics and traits, this point must be emphasized. For instance, I have a […]