Show Notes
In this episode of Bred to Perfecting, we talk with one of our members about breeding and what it takes to create a strain.
Luis Mendez is from El Paso Texas. He is a US Army Veteran, and a Member of the Breeders Academy.
Topics?
- He talks about his past and present mentors
- He talks about what it’s like to be a Breeders Academy Member.
- Breeding programs available on the Breeders Academy.
- He talks about the fowl he is raising and the breeding programs he is using.
- We also talked about the breed, known as the Aseel. We covered their history, their conformation of body, their temperament, and the effect they’ve had on American Games.
- We talk about controversies surrounding Purity of Blood.
- We talk about controversies surrounding the Names of Strains.
- Are there new strains on the horizon?
- The power of selection and the breeders ability to create and improve his strain.
- The importance of breeding to color, and uniformity.
- Breeding to color and the breeding of varieties that need the introduction of another variety to improve or maintain the proper color.
- What’s more important, the hen or the cock?
- The Hen and the effects of Mitochondrial DNA
- Why you shouldn’t breed to every bird on your farm.
- Why you should breed to a specific ideal, and strive to meet those goals.
- Why it’s best to only breed the mature birds.
- We talked about Luis’s feeding program, and helped him make the proper adjustments.
- Vaccinations, medications, and breeding towards disease resistance.
- Worms, worming and what constitutes a healthy chicken?
- How to downside your strain to a manageable level?
- We also talk about my (Kenny Troiano) strains and the progress I am making.
