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[flypen]

You trim around the vents to flypen?

No sir

 

[flypen]

The only reason they got haircuts was cuz their feathers on top was about a half inch long and my buddy didn't like it

 

[flypen]

 

[sdm111]

That's a good one flypen

 

[SOHC-FTW]

While we're on the topic have you ever noticed a difference in "battle trimmed" vs not?

When it was legal.

 

[B123]

Line breeding

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It looks like players standing together in a Rugby match. lol

 

[JShubin]

Cast some more stepping stones this weekend..

 

[flypen]

Battle trimmed, I've never heard it called that before. If you enter your fowl in a poultry show, they have to be trimmed in order to get scored. On the other note if you had long hair and every time I went to hit you I grab that hair with the other hand, then yes, if your hair was very short and I'm not able to hold you down with it, I would say shorter is better. No frost bite, no chance of pox, no comb or wattles is a win win to me.

 

[JShubin]

I heard the Spanish/Cubans leave the comb on for as long as they can (until showing) because it will strengthen the neck...

 

[B123]

Mating schemes are designed to propagate the good traits but minimize bad traits and reduce inbreeding. This image was on Sabong and does a nice job of showing the inbreeding coefficients on the right, or the "degree of inbreeding". The higher the F value the more inbred the individuals are. As an aside, for some large animal breeding programs the F value is kept in the low single digits to avoid inbreeding depression.