Selecting Dual Purpose Chickens: Hands-On Traits That Matter for Meat and Eggs (Part 1), Classic Replay

About this episode

This episode explores how to evaluate and select dual-purpose poultry breeds for meat and egg production.

In this information-packed episode of the Poultry Keepers Podcast, we dive deep into how to evaluate and select true dual-purpose poultry breeds for both meat and egg production. Join Rip, Jeff, Carey, and Mandelyn as they discuss hands-on selection techniques, key body traits, breed standards, carcass evaluation, and how to use real production data to make better breeding decisions. Whether you’re breeding American Bresse, Rhode Island Reds, or other traditional dual-purpose breeds, this epi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Rip Stalvey, John Gunterman, Mandelyn Royal

Topics covered

• dual-purpose poultry
• meat production
• egg production
• breed selection
• carcass evaluation
• breeding decisions

Keywords

• dual-purpose chickens
• breed standards
• selection techniques
• production data
• poultry breeds

Mentioned in this episode

Products: American Bresse, Rhode Island Reds

Books & works: Poultry Keepers Podcast

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