Bred to Perfection

This is a very special episode of "Bred to Perfection." We are talking with a young lady, who is not only 10 years old, but she has her own podcast. Best of all, she talks about chickens! If you are a chicken raiser, or a beginner thinking about getting chickens for the first time, this podcast is for you. Jessa is a joy to listen to, and the information she provides is accurate and useful. Jessa shares with us how she got into raising chickens, and why she decided to do a podcast, that she calls "The Chuckling Chicken Podcast." I would like to encourage everyone to check out her show. Give her a 5-star rating and leave a review. Let's all show our support and help her in her journey. And hopefully, other children, and adults will follow her lead. To listen to the show and sign up to our Free Breeders Bulletins, click this link. https://www.breedersacademy.com/category/podcast_show/

In this episode, Kenny Troiano and his wife, Nancy are talking about why the "Age" of your brood fowl is so important the viability of your strain. And, why you should always make sure to breed to youth. If you are in favor of breeding your stags with your pullets, or breeding your old cock with your old hens, this show is for you. To listen to the show and sign up to our Free Breeders Bulletins, click this link. https://www.breedersacademy.com

In this episode, we are talking with Frank Bradley, a breeder of American Games, who lives in Kentucky. We discuss topics related to breeding, culling and selection. We also talk about the Breeders Academy, and what the website has to offer breeders like you. If you are interested in someday joining the Academy, this is a good episode to listen to. Also, make sure to check out the show notes for a complete list of questions and topics that were covered. To listen to the show and sign up to our Free Breeders Bulletins, click this link. https://www.breedersacademy.com

In this episode, we are talking with Master Breeder and Author, Don Schrider, and Master Breeder and ABA Judge, Danny Feathers. Together, we answer many questions and discuss topics related to breeding, culling and selection, which were provided to us by our members and Facebook friends. Join us for lots of fun and laughs. Also, make sure to check out the show notes for a complete list of questions and topics that were covered. To listen to the show and sign up to our Free Breeders Bulletins, click this link. https://www.breedersacademy.com

I've taught the art of selective breeding to many types of breeders, but the breeders I find extremely fascination are the small-scale commercial breeders. They are faced with a monumental problem, how to create a strain that can meet their production needs at a lower cost, do well in their particular environment, and have a high degree of constitutional vigor and good health. To make matters even more difficult, they want to create a strain that can improve each year without adding new, outside blood. In this episode, I will help Will Vogl of the Vogl Homestead Farm from Colorado, a small-scale poultry farmer, to turn his mixed flock of fowl into a productive and profitable family. No matter what fowl you raise, I believe you find this interesting and beneficial. To listen to the show and sign up to our Free Breeders Bulletins, click this link. https://www.breedersacademy.com

Next to selection and knowing your strain really well, the progeny test may be the best tool we breeders have to determine the true value and worth of our brood fowl. In this episode, we will talk about why the progeny test is so important. And, why we believe this method is essential to creating and improving your strain. To listen to the show and sign up to our Free Breeders Bulletins, click this link. https://www.breedersacademy.com

This is a special episode. What better way to celebrate our 50th episode than to have my mentor on the show. Tony Saville has not only changed the way I thought about breeding, but changed the way I bred my fowl. This is a show you don't want to miss. He's had the greatest influence on me, my thinking about breeding, and the way I select my brood fowl. I'm always talking about him on the show, and sharing what I learned from him through the years. Listen and learn why Tony Saville is one of the greatest teachers of Old English and American Games we have today. Make sure to sign up for our Newsletters (The Breeders Bulletins) at https://www.breedersacademy.com/free_bonus/ Also, click this link to get the show notes, learn more, and to get the special links. https://www.breedersacademy.com/category/podcast_show/ If you are not a member of the Breeders Academy Membership Website, then I would like to invite you to join us. There's a lot of great information in there, and the membership is growing every month. Don't get left behind! https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/register_here/ Remember, you can also listen to "Bred to Perfection" on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

How to downsize and maintain a viable strain. The question is - how to reduce the number of brood fowl, and still maintain a viable flock? How to breed, raise, and produce just enough offspring to keep the family going, well into the future? Reducing the size of your flock can have many benefits, but can be problematic as well. For example, if you do this properly, you can actually improve the quality and performance, and improve the uniformity and overall health of your strain. You will also improve the purity and lower their genetic diversity. On the other hand, if you do this wrong, you can destroy your strain, and send them in the wrong direction. Yes, the consequence can be high, and take many years to fix the bloodline. Make sure to sign up for our Newsletters (The Breeders Bulletins) at https://www.breedersacademy.com/free_bonus/ Also, click this link to get the show notes, learn more, and to get the special links. https://www.breedersacademy.com/category/podcast_show/ If you are not a member of the Breeders Academy Membership Website, then I would like to invite you to join us. There's a lot of great information in there, and the membership is growing every month. Don't get left behind! https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/register_here/ Remember, you can also listen to "Bred to Perfection" on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

I'm so happy to have Danny Feathers on the show with us. He's a Master Breeder from Northern Oklahoma and a judge for the American Bantam Association. He not only raises chickens and gamefowl, but breeds and raises Racing Pigeons, and is very successful. "Danny is the real deal." Everyone I talked to, agrees that Danny is one of the few breeders able to breed and raise a large number of breeds, and maintain a high quality throughout his yard. Make sure to sign up for our Newsletters (The Breeders Bulletins) at https://www.breedersacademy.com/free_bonus/ Also, click this link to get the show notes, learn more, and to get the special links. https://www.breedersacademy.com/category/podcast_show/ If you are not a member of the Breeders Academy Membership Website, then I would like to invite you to join us. There's a lot of great information in there, and the membership is growing every month. Don't get left behind! https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/register_here/ Remember, you can also listen to "Bred to Perfection" on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

In this episode of Bred to Perfect, we will learn the value, importance and practice of selecting for the whole package. To be successful every breeder you must perpetuate strains that are good representatives of their breed, variety and strain. Join Kenny Troiano and his wife Nancy as they discuss this very important topic. Make sure to sign up for our Newsletters (The Breeders Bulletins) at https://www.breedersacademy.com/free_bonus/ Also, click this link to get the show notes, learn more, and to get the special links. https://www.breedersacademy.com/category/podcast_show/ If you are not a member of the Breeders Academy Membership Website, then I would like to invite you to join us. There's a lot of great information in there, and the membership is growing every month. Don't get left behind! https://americangamefowlbreedersacademy.com/register_here/ Remember, you can also listen to "Bred to Perfection" on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify and anywhere you listen to podcasts.