The Breeders Academy Membership | SashaSpades | Friends Activity https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/members/sashaspades/activity/friends/ Activity feed for SashaSpades's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:01:35 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e6fc0f51e52f42103fd905629da177d4 Kenny Troiano posted a new activity comment https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/ep71-breeding-for-fins-rather-than-feathers/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:02:59 -0700 You are very welcome, my friend.
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In reply to - Kenny Troiano wrote a new post 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 […] ]]> 5570987d7ad580da205a708760983ef9 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=13712 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:42 -0700 POINTS TO CONSIDER IN THE SELECTION OF BROOD FOWL In the selection of desirable birds, both cock and hen, for the brood pen, the first con­sideration should be whether the resulting […]

]]> 0 0b6758bf9cd726ddd8a5097d2200837d Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=13671 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:26 -0700 BREEDING BY SELECTION In order to create and maintain a strain, one point must be carefully considered. This point is, “special matings for special […]

]]> 0 83acd014d98a35434f8bbc6624c3077c Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=13352 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:39 -0700 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 […]

]]> 2 2913c4522a285e95ada296583b5925f1 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=1422 Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:20 -0700 WANNABE BREEDER OR TRUE BREEDER – Which One Are You? Many claim to be breeders, but don’t know the first thing about breeding: Its funny, but I see this all the time, especially in the f […]

]]> 0 ec029d88cc4eafbb32a47499aa069c13 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16641 Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:47 -0700 Members Roundtable: Genetics, Breeding Tips, and Navigating Legal Challenges: The Breeders Roundtable 20 In this episode of our Members Roundtable, we talk about the complexities of breeding. Join us as we […]

]]> 0 2ac413dbd961dde02f236c3e017b990a Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16637 Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:44 -0700 The Journey of a Master Breeder: Lessons Learned from Experience, Failure, and Mentorship In this episode, we dive into the fascinating and sometimes challenging world of breeding with a seasoned master breeder who shares […]

]]> 0 8d522d0c7762ace26547a8dc07746d1a Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16633 Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:06 -0700 The Role of Nutrition in Unlocking Genetic Potential In this episode, we explore the relationship between nutrition and genetic potential in gamefowl and chickens. While genetics play a […]

]]> 0 9dfa15e32ab9d533a77a51443005f625 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=12487 Mon, 25 May 2026 13:00:26 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 201b2a993a44692e60ec86ee11709da4 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16629 Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:47 -0700 Unlocking the Genetic Potential of our Fowl with Brian Reeder In the ever-evolving world of poultry breeding, understanding genetics is a game-changer for breeders looking to improve their […]

]]> 0 88f0aa6a556495d8e584e16f524f112d Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16624 Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:20 -0700 Mastering Breeding: Guest Appearance on the Poultry Nerds Podcast with Insights from Kenny Troiano In this episode of Bred to Perfection, we dive deep into the world of poultry breeding with Kenny Troiano, alongside his wife, Nancy […]

]]> 0 5e34021add255b88f8753fb87a9c5179 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16481 Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:23 -0700 Genetics and Breeding Insights: A New Year's Q&A Special Ring in the new year with a special live Q&A! This episode is packed with valuable insights for anyone passionate about breeding and […]

]]> 0 6d4aa0da62f872678f5e0098ed13dacc Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14249 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:42 -0700 COLOR AND THE SELECTION OF OUR FOWL American Gamefowl breeders are lucky, in that they have a multitude of color variations to select from. Although they will gravitate […]

]]> 0 c9fbec79e5140fa1c4df1c44491865a7 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=12713 Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:21 -0700 Interview with Regenerative Farmer – William Vogl As you know, I teach breeding to many types of breeders. My students include – poultry exhibitionist, breeders of domestic chickens […]

]]> 0 b59427f69b627f89fbe00108458faaeb Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=2743 Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:11 -0700 THE PRACTICE OF BREEDING BY MEANS OF COMPENSATION A method of offsetting the weak by strengthening it with the other The practice of offsetting the weak points of one sex by […]

]]> 0 0ec1ba3e4d48a47fcae31ac52673b7a1 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14735 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:50 -0700 The Surprising Reason Scientists Haven't Been Able to Clone a Bird Yet Thanks to their eggs, avians are tremendously difficult to clone. But new technologies may provide a workaround for saving at-risk […]

]]> 0 2e1f1f8115f058a70d6e63997aea4c51 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14656 Wed, 13 May 2026 13:00:38 -0700 Genetics Simplified – Members Version Breeding and creating a strain is governed by 3 important laws of nature, such as the Breeding and creating a strain is governed by 3 […]

]]> 0 caf6cf548f4d4ec074dc963867dcdb98 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16606 Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:47 -0700 Navigating the Complexities of Breeding Members Round Table – April 2023- Insights on Poultry Breeding Challenges In this members-only roundtable, we address pressing q […]

]]> 0 02a6a680a5314eea592c4b082a8648ca Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=17204 Mon, 11 May 2026 22:38:00 -0700 Beyond the Ribbon: A Conversation with Mike Sayre and Matt Lhamon Breeding Smarter, Preserving Type, and Shaping the Future of Exhibition Poultry In this episode, we sit down with Mike Sayre, […]

]]> 0 1d17343d3433abf108671b84ebb35aaf Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=13537 Mon, 11 May 2026 13:00:35 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 0231c4e55688f6848712e52a14072f7b Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=13268 Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:21 -0700 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, […]

]]> 0 d28443847791ab52fa3c81b252c0a781 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14236 Thu, 07 May 2026 13:00:34 -0700 HOW IMPORTANT IS COLOR? It’s funny, but I hear it all the time, “color means nothing!” These are breeders who believe performance and production abili […]

]]> 0 2bb93116bdfae882965dd418908b1346 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=13774 Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:45 -0700 SELECT THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS FIRST One of the inherent difficulties involved when breeding, is that the modern breeder usually considers several different […]

]]> 0 3ef590409b319b4ba98878d17533724d Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=12728 Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:02 -0700 The Ultimate Breeders Roundtable I asked my Facebook Friends a Question “If I could get breeders like Don Schrider and Danny Feathers on a Roundtable, what would y […]

]]> 0 67ba0eef40b1d8a118b337ade8a5e17d Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=12953 Mon, 04 May 2026 13:00:15 -0700 Jessa, the Chuckling Chicken Podcaster With Jessa from Maine, This is a very special episode of “Bred to Perfection.” We are talking with a young lady, named Jes […]

]]> 0 b43ddde656f49d15112a58294aae7c77 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=1428 Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:27 -0700 BREEDING PRACTICES OF THE PAST Preserving the strange and unusual, and the evolution of our modern fowl. Ancient people had no interest in standards of uniformity, […]

]]> 0 212c9b0aeb33377d31b17e65ed2d0084 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=17187 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:29:38 -0700 What Can Go Wrong, Does Go Wrong Cutting through feed myths and faulty practices to focus on the genetics, selection, and standards that shape better […]

]]> 0 81fcf361bef9d599f853edd23fca954a Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=17182 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:12:12 -0700 Insecticide Resistance & Mite Control for Poultry Breeders A Breeder’s Guide to Protecting Bloodlines In this episode, we break down one of the most overlooked threats to your bloodline: i […]

]]> 0 408b4171376cf6fba2b4347e13e70cca Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=17172 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:56:42 -0700 The Age Factor – How Age Shapes Superior Breeding Strains When it comes to breeding chickens and gamefowl, one question challenges every breeder at some point: how young is too young, and how […]

]]> 0 8bc35842c448a38273d0111fdf28a07b Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=2952 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:29 -0700 What Determines the Sex of the Offspring? Sex determination can be an enormous obstacle when it comes to genetics, for the simple reason that this is the very point where the […]

]]> 0 a83a537c900941dc76458128783009e4 Kenny Troiano and Rudy are now friends https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/activity/p/8239/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:35:30 -0700 0 78168f40bc03f07f5b934edbfd873997 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=12749 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:00:38 -0700 Interview with Frank Bradley What I like about the Breeders Academy, and doing coaching calls is that I get to talk with my members, for hours at times. This […]

]]> 0 b211beb64a3957915ddb45280d7f3be7 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=10982 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:00:46 -0700 The History of Breeding What Evolution Did for Me and My Breeding? (Show Notes) Welcome to the Bred to Perfection podcast, a show for the serious […]

]]> 0 0021c7cfb03a0628351bac31895ce061 Kenny Troiano posted a new activity comment https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/a-brief-history-on-the-breeding-of-chickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1609 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:55:04 -0700 thank you Jorge!

In reply to - Kenny Troiano wrote a new post A BRIEF HISTORY ON THE BREEDING OF CHICKENS “The several kinds of dogs are almost certainly descended from more than one species, and so it is with some other domesticated a […] ]]> 4c0e04351a0e358d5991031fb2df19cd Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=10956 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:25 -0700 All About Aseels I must say, when I began my journey researching the Aseels, I had little knowledge and experience of this breed. In fact, they were […]

]]> 0 f4e01c1c24dfa3b2bc5511481a5147ad Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14171 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:03 -0700 THE PERSONALITY OF A PROPER BROOD COCK If there is anything that should upset a breeder more, it has to be the persistent man-fighter. Nothing is more aggravating than a […]

]]> 0 e4e3b571325baed18b28e48e694a5f42 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=14173 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:00:23 -0700 TECHNIQUES FOR TAMING A MEAN COCK Let’s start with “trust.” You’ve got to introduce American Games to new things very slowly. Gamefowl need a lot more attenti […]

]]> 0 ede40e7cbe8ccff69ec8ba3f2eddbc40 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=2305 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:00:42 -0700 A BRIEF HISTORY ON THE BREEDING OF CHICKENS “The several kinds of dogs are almost certainly descended from more than one species, and so it is with some other domesticated a […]

]]> 2 057b3fa5da02dd97918d01d277786fdb Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=11859 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:51 -0700 Breeders Roundtable with Aaron Baker Aaron lives in Arkansas, and is a founding member of the Breeders Academy and a breeder of the Breed known as the Buckeyes. This […]

]]> 0 18629931b9d833fa882f535c9ac59999 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=2480 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:04 -0700 An Interview with Master Breeder Jack Dodd Join Kenny Troiano as he talks with Master Breeder Jack Dodd. Sit back and learn valuable lessons of what it takes to breed and […]

]]> 0 7c86e0996bdbd638fe2ca2b7c4bf0f58 Kenny Troiano and DanTheMan are now friends https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/activity/p/8220/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:47:38 -0700 0 eb3b88011e4500a8130143ca1480bfae Kenny Troiano and Bully are now friends https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/activity/p/8218/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:29:53 -0700 0 d818b7438724a646b740e427df508c7c Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=11948 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:33 -0700 Fun Zone! Our Favorite Movie – The Egg and I Welcome to another episode of “Bred to Perfection,” The Fun Zone Edition. These Fun Zones are great, especially for us, because we […]

]]> 0 5b01de46362d4989ee7a22e5dcda577a Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=2736 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:48 -0700 THE PRACTICE OF GRADING-UP Improving mongrels through the use of a superior cock “When two varieties are allowed to cross freely, and one is much more n […]

]]> 0 da5f31944b7758ea0b97e8862b1469df Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=2500 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:49 -0700 THE PRACTICE OF CROSSBREEDING A foundation for hybridization or a source of variability?  “I have seen many of the best and most valued of the old strains lost […]

]]> 0 03b3be20d0dc11c8bef54e4d0eaf95da Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=2733 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:00:37 -0700 THE PRACTICE OF LINECROSSING AND OUTCROSSING Better alternatives for the attainment of genetic diversity, and the improvement of traits “By selecting the best individuals of t […]

]]> 0 8bffb748c3640ffac4582ab6f2c42327 Kenny Troiano and Mando are now friends https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/activity/p/8206/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:44:21 -0700 0 0cb8cd23cd4c19d748b5ddc96189ec40 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=2492 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:05 -0700 The Practice of Line-Breeding I was once told by a good friend of mine, a Master Breeder in his own right, “The more superior a breeder’s strain is to the average […]

]]> 0 348ea51f4e1504b9500b443d63c4ebac Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=2490 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:00:25 -0700 THE PRACTICE OF INBREEDING “Replication is never perfect, there is always variation” WHAT IS INBREEDING? Simply put, inbreeding is the mating of closely rel […]

]]> 0 966da0d3ce5c74b5b151dc348e470cd6 Kenny Troiano wrote a new post https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/?p=16602 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:43 -0700 The Importance of Test Matings and Testing the Progeny A Critical Tool for Creating a Successful Strain In this episode, we dive deep into the world of test matings—an essential p […]

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