It’s sad that so many gamefowl breeders begin with second-rate fowl, when in truth, they don’t need to. This is a big mistake. By beginning with substandard or second-rate fowl, it can be very difficult to improve them. This is especially true when it comes to fowl that also have defects or have a low resistance to disease.
Breeding Best to the Best, is not always Best!
There are some breeders who say – “all you need to do is to breed the best to the best.” However, I do think there is more to Breeding Gamefowl than that. Is there something to be said about breeding fowl in this manner? Yes, in some cases it is. I will explain how a practice such as this can work in your favor.
Ep68 – 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 to recognize and cull all fowl expressing defects. The truth is, most breeders are not aware of half the defects that exist. It could be sitting right in front of them, and they would not see it.
BREED THEM PURE?
For many years, American Gamefowl Breeders thoughts, regarding “gamefowl breeding” have been largely dominated by the pit game philosophy. The general substance of the theory is that although there are obvious differences between purebreds and crossbreds, the purebred, by virtue of being a purebred, are overall weaker than crossbreds.
Ep67 – A Coaching Call with Dereck
Today we are talking with Dereck, from Kentucky, and a member of the Breeders Academy. He wants to create a strain from the birds he already has on his farm, and is wondering if it’s a good idea, and if so, how. In this episode, we start by evaluating the potentiality of his fowl, and walk him through the selection and breeding process. This is a good episode for most listeners and breeders, because we address many issues that can effect the success and progress of building and creating a new strain.