What is Important
Nick Siders at the American Pigeon Museum What Is Important? Spending some time to contemplate the spin or roll of the Roller to decide what I appreciate most I found has changed over the years. As a youngster it was all in the depth. I didn’t care really what the bird looked like to get to […]
Breeding Systems Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons of: Inbreeding (mating of closely related individuals) Pro Produces uniform or predictable offspring. Hidden (recessive) genes show up and can be eliminated. Individuals will “breed true” and are “pure”. Doubles up the good genes Eliminates unwanted traits. Con Doubles up on faults and weakness Progressive loss of vigor and immune […]