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George told me that he started with 4 pairs, set up as two trios. Mark the chicks as to which trio they came from make up 5 trios with the males for one mating an the females from the other. I think what I have learned is that we have to breed poultry not paper. what to do is simply the...

If you look back, I posted that I called George, and that I was culling the birds with hard feathers in their tails in the same post. To which you responded that that THAT was the start. I just wasn't sure which thing you meant was the start, but obviously you meant calling George.

Well, the first three ( that are all grouped from one) are described on this site http://www.ftcna.com/breeding.html The other chart I copied out of a book. I liked it because in all but one year, you only make one mating a year.

I might be a little dense here, but which is the real answer, culling the faults of talking To George?

I called George and got some information about raising silkies for show from him. I wrote notes for a couple of hours. I am not sure about about a few things he said, it was hard to understand his through his accent. I Have one male that won best in class last fall. The biggest fault...

For me the goal is exhibition. I am looking at the charts and thinking that it depends on what you start with, which one you pick. The cousin plan seems to blend every one of the 4 birds equally, so they would all have to be exceptional. The 1/2 brother- 1/2 sister plan is really...

So if there are no comments on these charts, which charts have you used? what was the outcome?

I am new to breeding for exhibition. I see all kind of line breeding charts out there, but are they all as good as the other? I am looking at something like these ones. I mean do I just pick one and get at it?