Bred to Perfection Ep233 - Breeding Excellence: From Quantity to Quality
Join Kenny Troiano and guests Nancy and Frank Bradley in this episode of “Bred to Perfection” as they explore the differences between true breeders and multipliers. Discover why quality should always trump quantity, the importance of culling substandard birds, and how focused selection can improve and perfect your strain. Learn about the role of inbreeding, the impact of genetic diversity, and get practical tips on how to better manage your strains. Whether you’re new to breeding or have years of experience, this episode offers valuable tips and discussions to help you take your breeding program to the next level.
Make sure to follow and watch our future shows. We plan to dive deep into the world of breeding and genetics, nutrition and health management, and provide essential tips, so you too can create high quality strains. Whether you're breeding domestic chickens, gamefowl, or various types of livestock, this show is for you.
Join us on Bred to Perfection Live, Friday’s at 6pm PST or 9pm EST on YouTube, as we discuss the benefits of creating your own strain.
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Kenny Troiano
Founder of "The Breeders Academy"
We specialize in breeding, and breeding related topics. This includes proper selection practices and the use of proven breeding programs. It is our mission to provide our followers and members a greater understanding of poultry breeding, poultry genetics, poultry health care and disease prevention, and how to improve the production and performance ability of your fowl.
If you are interested in creating a strain, or improving your established strain, you are in the right place.
We also want to encourage you to join us at the Breeders Academy, where we will not only help you increase your knowledge of breeding and advance your skills as a breeder, but improve the quality and performance of your fowl.
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In this episode, the hosts, Kenny, Nancy, and Frank Bradley, discuss various aspects of breeding, including their personal experiences and humorous anecdotes about their chickens. They shed light on the importance of quality over quantity in breeding, the significance of culling defective or sick birds, and the necessity of a strong desire to improve and perfect strains. They debunk common misconceptions about inbreeding and explain how inbreeding can be a useful tool for improving a strain when done correctly. The episode also covers the misbeliefs around breeding blue chickens and explains the genetics involved. The hosts stress the importance of understanding and properly implementing selective breeding principles to create consistent, predictable, and high-quality strains.
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