How to fix inbreeding depression #gamefowlbreeding #bredtoperfection #chickenbreeding

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]in the sense is actually easy to fix.

[00:00:03]So, let's say I'm seeing a bunch of chicks.

[00:00:06]Now, if you Here's where inbreeding depression could be hard to fix if you only have a few birds or you have a small number of birds. You really do need a good number of birds, a a good size strain or a flock when you're starting out. Otherwise, yeah, you run the problem you run into what they call genetic drift. So, we do need a good number of birds to fix inbreeding depression.

[00:00:26]Otherwise, we don't have a selection.

[00:00:28]So, what we need to do is from the offspring that are produced, we need to select the birds. You're going to have some sick ones, you're going to have some that are lethargic. We want to get rid of those and we look for the ones that are the help are healthier, the ones that are good.

[00:00:41]So, it may only be a couple birds. Those are the birds we select to inbreed or it's the birds that are the healthiest.

[00:00:49]Or we eliminate if we have enough birds and enough matings and enough hens, we eliminate the hens that are producing the poor chicks and we breed to the birds that are producing better chicks.

[00:00:59]That's the way to eliminate and improve inbreeding.