What to do when the Breeding Season is over? There will come a point and time when breeding season will be over, and you will need to break up the broodpens. It is advisable not […]

Evolution of the Modern Day Fowl By what process has the small Junglefowl been converted into the breeds that we see today? What brought about the change that enables […]

What is a Mongrel? According to Webster’s dictionary, a mongrel is, “the offspring of two or more breeds.” To take it a step farther, it is “an individ […]

BREEDING TOWARDS PERFECTION A good breeder must have the ability to observe and recognize a superior bird. He must be quick to recognize perfection as well as […]

TAKING THE ISOLATION OF GENES TO THE NEXT STEP IMPROVING CERTAIN TRAITS AND CHARACTERISTICS: By breeding for certain characteristics and traits you can improve uniformity. Some […]

Are purebreds weaker than hybrids? For many years, Breeders beliefs regarding “Purity of Blood” have been largely dominated by the theory that although there are obv […]

What are the Pros and Cons of Experimentation? The usual assumption, especially for beginners, is that breeding is a simple endeavor, a matter of putting their best cock with their […]

You must be Methodical about your Selection How important is selection? The answer is, extremely important. In fact, variation is only beneficial through the process of […]

Causes of Variation There are many factors that account for the differences seen between the Wild Junglefowl and the modern chicken. The Wild Junglefowl, […]

UNDERSTANDING MENDELISM – pt2 The first step to becoming a World Class Master Breeder Part Two Responsibility of Every Breeder It is the responsibility of […]

UNDERSTANDING MENDELISM – Pt1 The first step to becoming a World Class Master Breeder Part One “Horse-racing has produced an invaluable and un­rivalled breed of […]

Gregor Mendel's Second Law of Inheritance, and how it applies to breeding gamefowl and chickens Developed by Gregor Mendel, “The Law of Independent Assortment,” also known as “Inheritance Law,” is the second of two major […]

Gregor Mendel's First Law of Inheritance – The Law of Chromosome Segregation Gregor Mendel, who is known as the “father of modern genetics,” studied variations in pea plants. Between 1856 and 1863, Mendel […]

Dominant and Recessive Characteristics and Traits In one of Gregor Mendel’s experiments, he crossed a plant pure for green pods with one pure for yellow pods. The resulting seeds […]

Obstacles Associated with Selection As we all know, very well, no two birds are alike, even when closely related. For instance, if you were to analyze a group of fowl […]

SAFEGUARDING GENETIC DIVERSITY OF INDIGENOUS CHICKENS 09-02-2022 By Tony Mcdougal A cheaper way of freezing reproductive cells could help secure food production in low and […]

HOW IMPORTANT IS SELECTION? Being a huge proponent of selection, I’m frequently asked “how important is selection?” Let me start with a question of my own. “How […]

Tandem Selection – is it good or bad? Tandem selection is a process in which the breeder selects traits one at a time, one after another, and ignores all the other traits. […]

The Power of a Previous Mating There are breeders who believe that the parent of one sex has more influence on one particular trait or a combination of traits, […]