Facts on Breeding Lines and Toe Punching for Marking Chicks

[Glenda L Heywood]

Well on the note of inbreeding may I state this

When a person starts with a male and say 3-4 females
each female is a line
and genetically you can breed several lines with just those birds AND
not be inbred
One will use in first generation the original 5 birds
now hen #1 is a line
hen #2 is a line
hen #3 is a line and
hen #4 is a line

Using the F-1 offspring in 2nd season you do this
Use L#1 females on Line #2 males
Line #2 female on Line #3 males
Line #3 femakes on Line #4 males
and go thru all the lines to a different line
male and females
All these matings will produce offspring for the F-2 progeny
Each yr write down which females were bred to which line males

each then is not related fully. As you will NEED to keeep a book on lines and toe punch the off spring in each yrs hatching that will keep the lines going for yrs
I know of a person in South Carolina that never has added a new bird in 50 yrs using this
system of breeding

Here is the toe punch method of each line each yr

Toe punches explained
say line #3 females and line #1 males is the #2 toe punch
which is Left out side web only
this you would write in your book for reference next yr


when you are talking about LI and LO and RI and RO you are thalking
about
the right and left foot and the webbing in the feet the inside would be
the
closest to the middle and outside would be the outside of the chicken?

Also what do you use to hole pucnh and does it hurt the
chickens? (a I use a toe punch which is held in your hand and web is insert in between top and bottom of toe punch. It makes a small sized hole as it is done on 2 day old chicks they don't flinch at its use. Make sure that it does cut thru so it will not grow shut

How big of a hole should one make so that it does not grow back and shound
you stick anything in the hole so it does not grow back? ( it is a hole a little smaller than a stick match hole. No it should not grow closed if it went thru the chick's web in foot. DO NOT stick any thing in the web hole it will be okay

here is my completed toe punch
USING TWO WEBS ON RIGHT FOOT
AND TWO WEBS ON LEFT FOOT

1. No Punch
2. LO = LEFT OUT SIDE
3. LO LI LEFT OUTSIDE AND LEFT INSIDE
4. LO RI LEFT OUTSIDE AND RIGHT INSIDE
5. LO RO LEFT OUTSIDE AND RIGHT OUT SIDE
6. LO RIO LEFT OUTSIDE AND RIGHT INSIDE AND RIGHT OUTSIDE
7. LI RI LEFT INSIDE AND RIGHT INSIDE
8. LI RO LEFT INSIDE AND RIGHT OUTSIDE
9. LI RIO LEFT INSIDE AND RIGHT INSIDE AND RIGHT OUT SIDE
10. RO RIGHT OUTSIDE
11. RO LIO RIGHT OUTSIDE AND LEFT INSIDE AND LEFT OUTSIDE
12 LI LEFT INSIDE
13. RI RIGHT INSIDE
14. RI LIO RIGHT INSIDE AND LEFT INSIDE AND LEFT OUT SIDE
15. RIO RIGHT INSIDE AND RIGHT OUT SIDE
16. RIO LIO RIGHT INSIDE AND RIGHT OUT SIDE AND LEFT INSIDE AND LEFT OUTSIDE


My notations
(1 no punch in any web (1)
(2 right inside web no left web (13)
(3 right outside web and no left web (10)
(4 no right web inside left web (12 )
(5 no right web outside left web (2)
(6 right inside web two left webs (14)
(7 right outside web two left webs (11)
(8 two right webs left inside web (9)
(9 two right webs left outside web (6)
(10 both right webs both left webs (16)
(11 right outside web outside left web (5)
(12 right inside web left inside web (7)
(13 right outside web left inside web (8)
(14 right inside web left outside web (4)
(15 no right Left outside Left inside (3)
(16 right inside & outside no left web (15)

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[ehatch]

Just wanted to say thanks for the information, it was really helpful!

Erica

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

Did every one understand this information on breeding?

 

[schipperkemom]

This is really helpful info. It takes a while to get it, I found it really helpful to draw it out visually. Thanks.