The Dominant White Gene
The word ‘gene’ is enough to put many people off when it comes to poultry articles. However, let me assure you, I don’t intend to
The word ‘gene’ is enough to put many people off when it comes to poultry articles. However, let me assure you, I don’t intend to
I have read with great interest the breeding articles by Stan Simister (Creating a Strain), Derek Alsop’s response and more recently, Robin Ramus’ Federation Interview
If you are breeding or showing your birds, you will find it soon becomes necessary to use poultry leg rings. You can identify chickens, ducks, geese
Jeremy suggests some ways of preparing for and ensuring healthy, early, chicks from your breeding stock.
When assessing your rearing stock and noticing an obvious fault, it can be very disheartening. An otherwise-fine specimen is ruined for show and breeding. However, If
Whether you are an experienced poultry breeder or relatively new to the hobby, there are some common factors which have to be learnt in order to
Laurence has a lot of exhibiting show chickens and judging them, right up to the National level. This article provides some excellent tips for showing
Following on from Making your Own Line of birds, Laurence Beeken looks at how to fix specific traits into your line and how to introduce fresh blood when necessary.
If you are familiar with showing and breeding then you will almost certainly recognise the reference to a ‘line’ or a ‘strain’ and this becomes immediately
If you are considering breeding chickens for sale or expanding your flock’s size, then one of the most rewarding ways to do this is by