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Welcome to another episode of “Bred to Perfection,” The Fun Zone Edition. These Fun Zones are great, especially for us, because we are able to fly off the cuff, sort of speak, and just have fun. We are unscripted and never know what is going to happen. I do very little editing on these episodes as well. So what you see is what you get. It’s the real and raw of the Troiano family. If you want to get to know me, and my family, this is the place for that. 

Today, we are talking with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo, a Poultry Veterinarian from UC Davis.
In this episode, we will talk about Fowl Pox, what causes the disease, how to prevent infection, and what to do if your birds get infected. This is an episode of Bred to Perfection that you do not want to miss.

Everyone knows about inbreeding, linebreeding, outcrossing and infusion. But, no one knows why they are doing it, or when they should do it. They think those methods are the means to the end, when in reality, they are only tools used in a bigger more complete breeding program.

Today, we are talking with Patrick who lives in the UK, but is originally from Ireland. 

And, he raises Irish Games. He’s also a member of a group of breeders that are working to preserve these birds for the betterment of future breeders. This is a special breed of fowl that has a rich history, which goes back to 500 AD. Patrick belies this breed predates the Vikings, when they came to Ireland. 

The Cockatrice first began to take shape in the late 14th century. This mythical beast had the head of a rooster while its body was dragon like, with a long, strong tail. Some believed the Cockatrice was imagined from the Archaeopteryx dinosaur because it resembles it quite a bit. The cockatrice was about the size of a chicken, sparrow or, in some reports, as big as a dragon.