In this episode, I help Kevin Neilson, from Florida to develop a breeding program for each of his strains. He wants to make sure he is starting on the right foot, and doing everything properly at the right time.
CONSIDER THE GENETIC FACTOR AND INFLUENCE
When combining the functions of “Selective Progression” and the “Consolidation of Characteristics,” you should consider the genetic factor, and its influence on the strain. By knowing how genes operate in relation to the natural laws of selective breeding, it allows the breeder to predict which birds will nick best. It will alsodetermine which traits will improve the strain and which traits will destroy the strain.
Genetic Purity and a Breeders Extreme Desire to Experiment
Breeding has improved so much from when I was a kid. Part of the reason why is because good fowl were harder to obtain back then. We were forced into getting what we could from friends – a little of this and a little of that, blending them together in the hopes that we might develop something that was competitive. Pure blood was relatively nonexistent. We had to make our own pure lines.
Ep63 – Interview with John Anthony Marks
In this episode, we are talking with Master Breeder and teacher, John Anthony Marks, from Palestine, Texas. He is well-known for his Mark’s Mugs. John shares with us how he obtained his fowl, and finetuned them into a high-quality strain. He even walks us through his selection process. I know you will find this very informative.
WANNABE BREEDER OR TRUE BREEDER – Which one are you?
Many believe they are breeders, but don’t know the first thing about breeding: Its funny, but I see this all the time, online, especially in the forums. Those with very little experience and knowledge acting like breeding experts. The truth is, only a small percentage of those who breed fowl know what they are doing. To make matters worse, the percentage drops considerably when you include Master Breeders. With such a discrepancy, as to who the real breeders are, there is no wonder we have confusion within our ranks.