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  1. Amer

    How healthy are hatchery chickens?

    I see a post was deleted but I will put this up anyway because I put a lot of effort into this. Red Stars and Cx are called hybrids because they are not pure breeds, they are created by crossing two different inbred lines together, causing hybrid vigor. Breed two red stars together and see what...
  2. Amer

    How healthy are hatchery chickens?

    Inbreeding doesn’t cause birds to “suffer.” The only common downside to inbreeding in chickens (after many generations) is slower growth and lower fertility but a less-fertile bird can still live a long and healthy life. At this point breeders will outcross to a distant relative and the cycle of...
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