Cuckoo Marans are a really obvious choice to use for breeding barring into Olive Egger flocks.But their egg tint genes are generally light and undesirable. There may be steady sales potential for a farm who can produce darker egg line Cuckoo Marans. But there's a faster way to breed barred dark chocolate egg layers: EXCLUSIVE: Breed Barred Dark Egg Line Marans Hybrids password: BREEDING Hybrid Marans are Okay! It doesn't matter if you start with hybrids when breeding more hybrids like Olive...
17 days ago • 10 min read
Breeding purebred barred Whiting True Blues from just one individual bird is absolutely possible! Let me walk you through all the steps, whether you have a barred rooster or a barred hen, to creating a genetically diverse, stable, purebred breeding flock of Whitings who carry the Barring (B) gene: EXCLUSIVE: How to Breed Barred Whiting True Blue Chickens Password: BREEDING While I totally "give away the farm" in the above article only for Breeder Trends subscribers, there is a corresponding...
about 1 month ago • 19 min read
I'm so glad you're here! This all-breeder newsletter group is a place where I can be really real about the trends data I see. And you should know that I'm quietly here in the trenches alongside you, watching as the buying public grows ever more unrealistic in their demands for all female and only female chicks. Staying Ahead We are still near the beginning of a shift that is already well underway. People want colored egg layers and guaranteed pullets. This is why the color layers tend to sell...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Welcome to our Breeder Trends newsletter! Here you'll get the most valuable inside scoop as I share behind-the-scenes information and research articles that help chicken breeders grow their business far beyond their local competitors. This is a twice monthly email where we deep dive into genetics, trends, and breeding topics with a bit of hatching egg + chick marketing discussed. Where I Get Breeder Trends Data: • Google Analytics (for SilverHomestead.com) • Google Search Console (for...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read