Raising Poultry
Breeding Priorities: Set Your Own
This article is about setting your breeding priorities and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. I believe that one of the most basic mistakes new breeders of any type of fowl can make is to not take the time and effort to interpret the Standard of Perfection description of
Giving Young Birds a Chance
This article is giving young birds a chance to finish growing before deciding if they are breeding quality or not, and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. A common mistake made even by experienced breeders is to rush the selection process in the late summer/fall of the year. Maybe
Breeding Bantam Ducks
This article is on breeding bantam ducks and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Most breeders are obsessed with small size in their birds early in their breeding careers. Some even go to the extreme of purchasing the smallest ducks they can find at shows and breeding them together
Adding New Blood: When and How
This article is on when and how to add new blood to a breeding program and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. A carefully bred line of birds may not need an infusion of new blood for decades but it is likely that at some point, it will need
Egg Production in Breeding Stock
This article is on egg production in your breeding stock and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. When I began my breeding program in Rouen ducks in the late nineteen sixties, I kept track of the egg production of each female since I was stud mating the birds and
Inheritable Temperament
This article is about how temperament is an inheritable characteristic, and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. I believe that temperament is an inheritable characteristic. Temperament is not something which is obvious when one first looks at a bird, but it is a valuable characteristic when the temperament is good.