Biosecurity Basics with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo We are talking with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo, a Veterinarian at UC Davis, California, about the importance and practice of […]

Interview with Mike Badger, from Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast In this episode, we are helping Mike Badger, host of the popular poultry show, called “The Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast,” To cre […]

The Effects of Genetic Drift on your Fowl In this episode of Bred to Perfection, we are discussing Genetic Drift, and the effect it can have on our strains. Genetic drift is a […]

Can you Transform a Bad Strain into Good? Most of the fowl today are hybrid crosses or mongrels. In fact, there are very few pure strains. The sad part is, most beginners are […]

The New Blood Syndrome Let’s address a belief many breeders share, and that is, it’s better to introduce new blood, rather than create their own str […]

The Gamefowl Wellness Program In this episode, we are talking with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo from UC Davis about their new Gamefowl Wellness Program, which is […]

Surrogacy advance could aid rare chicken breeds Hens that cannot produce their own chicks have successfully acted as surrogates for rare chicken breeds. The advance—using g […]

Breeding for Fins rather than Feathers Christopher is a Fish Breeder from Norway, but shares valuable lessons for all types of breeders In this episode, we are talking […]

THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONTAMINATION In this episode of Bred to Perfection, we are talking about what constitutes contamination and the effects it can have on your […]

Scientists shake Darwin's foundation – chickens inherited parents' stress symptoms Evolutionary theory ever since Darwin is based on the assumption that acquired traits, such as learnt modifications of behaviour, […]

The Down and Dirty of Defects In this episode, we talk about defects and why they are detrimental to the success and future of our fowl, and why it’s important t […]

New study reveals how some chickens got striped feathers Birds show an amazing diversity in plumage colour and patterning. But what are the genetic mechanisms creating such patterns? In a […]

Mother Nature and the Natural Order of Selection Today, we are talking about: “Mother Nature and the Natural Order of Selection” – A chicken chat with my Mentor, Tony Savi […]

Kenny's Guest Appearance on the Pastured Poultry Talk Show I am happy to announce my guest appearance on a great show, called “Pastured Poultry Talk with Mike Badger.” If you have not yet lis […]

How I learned the value of age and youth? Years ago, I ruined a family of fowl, because I didn’t mate my fowl properly. I was breeding stags with pullets every breeding […]