inbreeding....yes or no???

[3riverschick]

lotsa extra reading on speckled Sussex.
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?...AND&lmt=ft&yop=after&facet_lang=&facet_format=
each hit has Speckled Sussex in it. each hit is keyword searchable. I love this Library.
Best,
Karen

 

[georgiayankee]

Is it possible to make a new total breed by in line breeding?? And how hard would it be to be officially recognized as a breed?? Thinking of an experiment/project.

 

[centrarchid]

Is it possible to make a new total breed by in line breeding?? And how hard would it be to be officially recognized as a breed?? Thinking of an experiment/project.

No. Unless you had a cross of some sort that you would breed back to. Line breeding is not well suited for creating something new, rather it is better for making near copies of what you already have.

 

[georgiayankee]

No. Unless you had a cross of some sort that you would breed back to. Line breeding is not well suited for creating something new, rather it is better for making near copies of what you already have.

I was thinking of crossing first one for beauty and the second for production..then line breed to continue the cross breed.

 

[knjinnm]

Check some of the Cornish threads.

 

[centrarchid]

It appears the game fowl line I have is in large part Pierce Shufflers that were originally sourced from Pierce himself. Last 30 years they have been in the possession of my brother and I.