Right selection is the first step
When you are a breeder, selection of the right breeding materials and the right individual fowl to mate are very important. The first step then to successful breeding is right selection.
Selection is subjective and sometimes relative, depending on one’s orientation, environment, opportunity and even the number of years one has been into the sport, and in relation to the standards of the league he is in. There are, however, accepted general rules in selecting.
First of all determine if the cock is of good quality, as far as the breeding and bloodlines are concerned. There are indicators for a high quality cock such as small head, bright eyes, and overall appearance. Your best assurance, however, when it comes to the matter, is the reputation of the breeder. Also ascertain if the birds you are going to acquire have been raised properly. Were they ranged as baby stags? Were they properly corded from seven months old up? And were they given fine nutrition and have been healthy all their lives?
Then check the physical attributes. Balance station, wide shoulders, football shape body with a bit pronounced keel bone, proportionate length of neck, well balanced tail feathers, small flat shanks that are a bit shorter than the thighs, and, most important, the gait. Awkward flat footed cocks should be rejected outright. Gait means not only well proportioned body, neck and legs. It also involves the harmony of the cock’s movements: the way it walks, the long even strides, the prop toes barely touching the ground, as well as alertness and focus. Good cocks are always alert and seem to be in tune with the environment.
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