breeding

album art for episode 97: Cotton patch geese

PPT097: Looking forward to Goose Day with Cotton Patch Geese

December 11, 2019 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 1 Comment

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12361256/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]I’m a cotton patch goose breeder. Well, I have geese that are old enough to mate. We’ll save the moniker of goose breeder until we have some deliberate success. The cotton patch goose is a historical landrace breed originally used to weed cotton fields and other crops across the South….

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episode 93 artwork: how to not become a dangerous breeder

How to avoid being a dangerous chicken breeder

August 27, 2019 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 1 Comment

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11009270/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Dangerous breeders are everywhere and the internet gives them a platform to perpetuate bad breeding habits at the expense of offspring that represents the breed. A dangerous breeder is someone who produces offspring that doesn’t represent the breed. They often don’t know how to selectively breed, and they’re not interested…

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PPT051: Pat Whitaker Breeds Black Australorps for Utility

May 20, 2017 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 1 Comment

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5373816/height/90/width/480/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”480″]Pat breeds Black Australorps in the Asheville, NC area. Her birds are becoming well known for their high lay rate of 80%+. The choice to use heritage birds is riddled with challenges, but there’s also unmet opportunities. Breeders like Pat lay the foundation to meet those opportunities with strong management, breeding, and…

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