I can't agree with this enough! You taught us in the Marans thread about balance in the breeding pen and I will never forget that. It has proven true many, many times in the progeny I have hatched. I loved your view about not throwing out a line because of its faults, but instead to breed what you have and try to work with the best of the birds you have. I use that wisdom to this day when selecting birds for breeding, and mating a complimenting bird to another as balance to improve faults. When you would critique a bird, you would not only mention its faults, but you would also mention its good qualities, and I keep that mentality to this day. "What good does this bird have to offer?" versus "nope, it has this fault or that fault, throw it out!"
You are a wise man Joe, and an excellent breeder. Many compliments and much gratitude, sir.
