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[JShubin]

A fine cigar, a few cups of coffee and many hours watching them.

Switch the coffee to tea and the cigar for green... and I am in.

 

[sdm111]

Y'all can be bffs via a green optimo

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

To me breeding is what I think would one up the other bird. There's more to it but that's simplest terms. Some people breed by books and whatever comes out comes out, I don't do that. I don't look at the on paper characteristics just what I see. Pures are pretty much the same just with the same breed.

If any of that makes since?
Guess I'm just simple

U can have 2 families of the same breed that fight different cause some where down the line someone infused something to try to make them better to put their stamp on them

Like it'll look pure but not act as the opponents assume they will

And I'll shut up now lol

So you look at the over all package of your breeding stock and then decide which birds when mated might give you something in behaviors and physical abilities you desire.

Did you use "tested" stock when that was legal or did you do the opposite?

 

[roosterhavoc]

Y'all can be bffs via a green optimo

Lol I'm partial to the grape dutchies sho nuff!

 

[roosterhavoc]

Down goes Frazier!

 

[roosterhavoc]

just hatched these yesterday (penny hatch)

 

[sdm111]

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So you look at the over all package of your breeding stock and then decide which birds when mated might give you something in behaviors and physical abilities you desire.

Yes but they're not all "mine" actually most aren't. I have my core birds basically the blues those are mine. I have others but lets see how can I explain it.

Through people I know I have access to a few different kinds both families and breeds. Birds come and go. Let's say someone would like to try to add something to their hatch birds. Either I'll already have one side and the person brings the other. Or 2 come here I breed them and when the chicks hatch they will all go to the owner or I'll keep a few or I'll hatch a clutch for myself and the "barrowed" bird may go or stay or gifted to me I'll keep it a while and gift it out.
I loan out and loaners come in I'll keep whatever chicks come out if I want some. What usually ends up happening is I'll raise up mine till about 8mo old then sell or gift most out and end up with 3 or 4 total after breeding season. And I'm fortunate to be around good people like the lacy and Albany my friend considers them his best birds and he graciously gifted me some
Sometimes a good cock will be brought here to be broodfowl just to live his life chilling and get to mate hopefully.

The hens I really don't ask too much about them if they make it here I trust a good decision to use her was made.


My own hens yes I choose them like I said earlier.
That's why I post a bunch of pics but usually its of a bird or chicks all at once then not really any up to date ones later cause they gone

I guess I most like the breeding and seeing how the chicks grow up

Like today someone is coming get 10 kelso that I hatched. I wanted 2 Brown pullets to breed back to their father next year so the rest are being gifted today

Their mothers (2) left a few days ago to be bred by someone else next year

 

[sdm111]

When legal it was a good fighting cock to another good fighting cocks sister pretty straight forward but that was a while back I got out in 95

I was just a young lad at 20-21 now I just have some for a hobby. and I know a few people with some too

Any breeding you got to try your best to better their gameness and vigor. There's no point in lateral moves but sometimes good to good don't make great lol

 

[B123]

Pea Comb Cock to Straight Comb Hen = most stags Straight Combed, most pullets Pea Comb: Straight Comb Cock to Pea Comb Hen = most stags Pea Comb and most pullets Straight Comb.

I had to chuckle when I read this. My son just asked me last night while we were out watching the birds why some have pea combs and some have single combs.

Single Comb = rrpp
Pea Comb = rrPP or rrPp

In this case "r" represents rose comb but is "silenced in the recessive state. "P" represents pea comb and is expressed in the heterzygous or homozygous dominant state.

A quick cross with a single comb bird will reveal if your pea comb bird is rrPP or rrPp.

 

[B123]

To me breeding is what I think would one up the other bird. There's more to it but that's simplest terms. Some people breed by books and whatever comes out comes out, I don't do that. I don't look at the on paper characteristics just what I see. Pures are pretty much the same just with the same breed.

If any of that makes since?
Guess I'm just simple

I like this explanation SDM! I look at is as breeding AND conditioning work together. Good birds in the hands of a poor keeper are not very good. Likewise so so birds in the hands of a great keeper could be decent. But, genetically sound fowl in the hands of a skilled keeper are hard to beat!