Young Champions

Is it luck, or is it many hours of figuring, thinking, studying, and planning that makes a mating click. Sometimes luck will wipe you out, that happens, but most of the time it is the other that will cause one to stumble or be victorious. I checked on my hens today. I have two that should hatch today or tomorrow. I saw three heads sticking out from under the hen so am guessing more today. I hope that the planning pays off, and of course I can always use the luck.                                              

This hen was selected for qualities that have been passed down thru generations of planned breeding. I acquired the rooster she was bred to in hopes of helping my breeding pens. Anyone can throw two chickens and a pen and they will make young. The thing is though, one should upgrade the type of young one gets. Going backwards or staying where you are already is not an option. It is illegal to test these birds as has been done for thousands of years. But as they grow I will watch them. I will see how they interact with their siblings and other chicks in the brood house. As they mature I will separate the ones that need separated, and the others will find their way to the frying pan. Planning, studying, selection, culling, and of course a little luck. With out it, one would just be raising chickens.