Breeding Program????

[saladin]

Instead of me typing all this let me see if I can find some articles for you. It might take me a few days.

 

[gallorojo]

Rolling mating in SHORT is breeding the best pullets to the best cocks, and the best hens to the best cockerels each year. There's more to it than that, but, I'll someone else elaborate.

Clan matings is too complex for me to type out in brief. Wait for saladin's article.

 

[Chris09]

Craig Russell with Dick Demansky and Christine Heinrichs wrought a article for Backyard poultry titled Traditional Breeding Programs for the Home Flock.
In the article they have information on Rolling Matings, Grading, Clan Matings, Breeding Out-and-Out, Keeping Records, and Trap Nesting.

http://www.backyardpoultrymag.com/issues/1/1-2/Craig_Russell.html

Chris

 

[1eyejer]

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I greatly appreciate it...Thank you

 

[saladin]

The article by Craig and Dick that Chris posted is what you want.

Read that, then if there is something you don't understand just asked. One of us will help.

Did you see my reference to 'Hound-dog Breeding?' It is the simpliest of all.

 

[saladin]

I'm guessing that you read the article and understood it since you haven't posted 1eye?

 

[1eyejer]

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Yes, Thank you..I must say that all the research that im doing is a full time job to say the least,

im also following the rare and old breeds thread as well. Once again Thank you

 

[Celtic Hill]

I would suggest picking one breed to start with, and STICK to it! Lol, it's so easy to get new breeds of chickens. Study the SOP, go to shows talk to breeders, look at birds, learn who's who. Keep records, We use Bandetts and bands for that on an XL Spread Sheet, we have it set up by Band #, Breed, Veriety, Hatch Month/Year, Bloodline (ie, Person you bought it from, and then 'Other' i normally put wether i bought it or hatched it. You could go as far as to add a "Show Results" section and keep track of how it does at shows, i normally only note BV BB and higher.

 

[1eyejer]

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I've actually just downloaded a demo version of ZooEasy, but it looks a little more involved than what i need to start, Thanks

 

[saladin]

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Yes, Thank you..I must say that all the research that im doing is a full time job to say the least,

im also following the rare and old breeds thread as well. Once again Thank you

Great, I just wanted to be sure.

The advice given to you by Celtic Hill is good sounds advice; I just never was able to follow it myself. (The part about keeping one breed).