Mandelyn Royal

Experts Mandelyn Royal, John Gunterman, and Rip Stalvey share insights on conditioning birds for shows, discussing stress reduction, handling routines, grooming techniques, dietary controls, and strategies for hatch timing. They also touch on show environments, managing bird reactions, and transitioning from novice to competitive breeders in poultry exhibitions.

In this podcast, experts discuss interpreting poultry standards, emphasizing tail selection, body capacity, leg structure, feet, and keel alignment. They explore assessing birds through video observation, body capacity's impact on health and efficiency, nutritional needs for offspring, selecting straight heels and keels, and evaluating skeletal structure and wings in poultry breeding.