It is not so easy to become a breeder because it takes a lot of challenges. You should consider many things; from the time of choosing your material. You have also to consider what’s bloodline you want to breed and where do you cross it. Of course, you will choose your favorite chicken bloodlines, either it is a Roundhead, Sweater, Grey, Dom, etc. You need to know what’s the background or record of that chicken. Is that came from a winning line or not? You should also check it’s body proportion and you will see how it plays through sparring. For sure, you’re looking for a chicken with gameness and have cleverness.
Then,
aside from the rooster, you should also check the hen. Other breeders choosing
hen which has a body football type and of course, they also want to know the
records of its brothers. If the brothers have a good record, then the hen is
deserving to use as a material. You’re hoping that the brood cock and the hen
should nick when you combine them. But aside from these, of course, you have some
standards in choosing for your breeding material.
Maybe
there are times that you want to up from your breeding because of the problems
that you have encountered. You’re disappointed with the result of your breeding
although you thought that you did the right thing. You only tasted a lot of
losing when you tested your gamecocks in a cockpit. But you understand that
this is just a part of life as a breeder. Not in all seasons, your products
could get a good result. Even the veteran breeders had already experienced this
situation. So, you will realize that it is okay, all you have to do is to
improve your breeding. Maybe next time you would also become a lucky. There’s
an adage says that you life is a continuous process of learning. Just remember
that breeding is a trial and error. That’s why you should not stop from
breeding. Mistake is just a part of learning, so don’t lose your hope. To
lessen the mistake, you should ask to the experts. They will only guide you, but
still it has no guarantee that you become 100% succesful. But through your
effort what you visualized would come true.
For
other breeders, you can measure your success, not only when you’re chickens are
winning in a derby. But also when there are many people believing in your
capacity as a breeder. When they are acquiring your products because they
believed that they are good chickens. It’s not just about the money that you
could earn; but the honor that you will gain from it.
