The Live Show Ep9 - WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF CREATING A STRAIN?

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07/22/21 • 105 min

I’m a firm believer that it’s better to create your own strain, then to rely on others to do it for you. Anytime you purchase new birds, you are taking a chance, because the fact is, there are more peddlers than true breeders, and most of the birds available are not pure, they are nothing more than hybrid crosses or mongrels.

To make matters worse, many breeders only sell their culls. If you’re not one of their family or friends, most likely you are not going to get good birds.

THE BIG QUESTION IS, should you create your own strain, or do you continue to bounce around trying to find great fowl? For me, I would rather create my own strain.

I know you will enjoy this episode, and learn a lot too.

We also took questions from the chat room.

To make matters worse, many breeders only sell their culls. If you’re not one of their family or friends, most likely you are not going to get good birds.

THE BIG QUESTION IS, should you create your own strain, or do you continue to bounce around trying to find great fowl? For me, I would rather create my own strain.

I know you will enjoy this episode, and learn a lot too.

We also took questions from the chat room.

Previous Episode

Ep105 – A Conversation with Douglas Bruce

Join us for a very special conversation with Douglas Bruce. In this episode we talked about the education side of the hobby, and the challenges we face when teaching the modern-day breeder. We also talked about the differences between breeders here in the US and breeders in the Philippines, as well as the importance of using a proper breeding program and providing the proper nutrition for our brood fowl. We also addressed the future of American Games and the breeders who raise them.

We had a great time getting together, and I hope you enjoy the show. It was lots of fun, and we had many laughs.

This episode is packed with great information, and one you do not want to miss. I know you will enjoy this episode, and learn a lot too. We also took questions from the chat room after the video.

Next Episode

The Live Show Ep10 - WHY BREEDING PROGRAMS ARE SO IMPORTANT

Join us as we discuss the truth about breeding programs, and why they are so important in the creation, improvement, and maintaining of a strain.

Everyone knows about outcrossing, backcrossing, inbreeding, line-breeding, and infusion. But, no one knows why they are doing it, or when they should do it. They think those methods are the means to the end, when in reality, they are only tools used in a larger, more complete breeding program.

This episode is packed with great information, and one you do not want to miss. I know you will enjoy this episode, and learn a lot too. We also took questions from the chat room.