Breeding
To set a family properly, requires 6 generations
of linebreeding, to produce a 7th generation offspring. I
prefer to breed to the cock side because in this method, I
can reproduce all the good qualities of the cock in his sons
and daughters genetically.
To do this right, start with 2 pair or trios. For
simplicity sake, I will use 2 pair in the example.
YEAR #1
Breed cock #1 to Hen #1 and cock #2 to Hen #2 the first
year. Fight all the stags and save the best from both matings.
Select and save the BEST 2 pullets from each mating. This
will give you 1st generation offspring.
YEAR #2
Breed Cock #1 to his 2 best daughters in single matings.
Breed Cock #2 to his 2 best daughters in single matings.
Fight all the stags and keep the best one from each mating.
Cull the pullet whose sons win the lowest %. This will give
you 2nd generation offspring.
Year #3
Breed Cock #1 to his best 2 daughters out of the mating
above. Breed COck #2 to his best 2 daughters out of the mating
above. Fight all the stags and keep the best one from each
mating. Cull the lowest producing pullet mated to each
cock. This will give you 3rd generation offspring. The pullets
you breed will be from a father/daughter (who is also his
grandaughter) mating.
Years #4 - Years #6
Continue to breed the ace cocks, Cocks #1 and Cocks #2 to
their best daughters from each mating. This will concentrate
the cock's genes in his offspring. Once you get a 7th
generation offspring, breed the best pullet from Cock #1 7th
generation to the best stag Generation #1 from cock #2. Breed
the best 7th generation pullet from cock #2 to the best 1st
generation stag from cock #1. Use cocks/stags from
generations 1-4 as brood cocks over pullets from the other cocks
family for battle fowl. Cocks of generations 4-7 are to be
used primarily for pure brood stock when bred to hens/pullets
generations 4-7 of the other cock's offspring.
Breed Gen. #1 stags/cocks from Cock #1 to 7th Gen.
pullets/hens from cock #2
Breed Gen. #1 stags/cocks from Cock #2 to 7th Gen.
pullets/hens from Cock #1
Breed Gen.#7 stags/cocks from Cock #1 to 7th Gen.
pullet/hens from Cock #2
for seed stock.
Breed Gen. 7 stags/cocks from Cock #2 to 7th Gen.
pullets/hens from Cock #1
for seed stock.
Seed stock fowl are crossed on other families to produce
battle fowl.--by:CountyLine
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