1-Hello folks, i want to use this rooster for offspring. İ want to compete at Turkey with his offsprings. Federation keep telling me “rooster’s collar so dark, against standards”. i selected this bird cause this colour coming only 1 of 100 egg. İs my rooster okey with other parts ? Tail, stance...
So spiral breeding is a pretty simple technique to keep a wide diversity in a flock with a slower progression of desired traits than from other linebreeding programs. A single pair linebreeding program is a great way to keep a line going for 4 generations off a single pair before adding new...
I hope someone can help. I have imported hatching eggs last year and this year from France of a breed of chicken called Gournay. This breed is a dual purpose chicken but renowned for its meat particularly. I’m very keen to develop this breed and to spool out stock to a small select few of rare...
So I’ve been thinking about maybe line breeding some of my chickens, but not the usual kind of line breeding. I want to line breed two chickens of different breeds. Possibly a silkie and a mottled Cochin or silkie and a Mille fleur D’uccle, but I was wondering if it’s safe to line breed like...
ok so i want to start breeding specific traits and i understand some of the basics but i have questions about which bird to mate the selected bird to. also do i choose the males or females to pass on the traits and if i decide on one or the other would it affect the way the other develops?