Breeding - pair selection

[trapperjoe69]

Hi i know racing has just stopped, but already i am thinking & questioning which cock to which hen should i pair together next year ??

 

any theories or tips on best approach / selection i.e.

 

do i simply pick best racing hen to race racing cock ?

maybe relative to size ?

maybe colours ?

what about eyes ?

i have previously paired my best couple up and then let the rest run together, i really want to put a lot of effort into it for next year, any thoughts would be appreciated !!!

[jimmy white]

hi trapper,,,good post,, the good thing about it is weve all winter to think about it,, we can allways change a pairing on paper , so nows the time to be thinking of it, i think most fanciers have different veiws , mostly i would say best to best , but theres inbreeding , line breeding , im sure   lot of fanciers will give their veiws  

[phillips]

i always find i breed a good yb brother sister pring or mother son ect small hen to a large cock works well for a good balanced yb aswell i never pr for coulour and dont no enough about eyes to pr this way

[Wiley]

what i like to do in winter is write how my breeding couples sound on paper, just something i like to do to try and make sure theres at least 1 winner in each generation, to create a gene pool. I love to make a gene pool of winners were if you go back each generation has at least one winner. The blending of genes is a marvellous thing.  ;D ;D

[jimmy white]

i have had success in mating an inbred hen of one winning family, to an inbred cock of another winning family  

[phillips]

i have had success in mating an inbred hen of one winning family, to an inbred cock of another winning family  

 

i think this is the way forward but when you get it wrong youve wasted your yb season

[Wiley]

i have had success in mating an inbred hen of one winning family, to an inbred cock of another winning family  

 

the boiling pot and the starting point of a strain  

[Wiley]

racing wise crosses are the best racers

[phillips]

i try and breed all my ybs pure and cross as yrlings seem to produce a better yb as yrling cross

[Wiley]

i always try to get virgin eggs also, alot of vitality and the best of the best are in these eggs