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The document describes a process of selective breeding and inbreeding of chickens over multiple generations to develop a purebred strain with desirable traits. It involves selecting the best male and female from offspring at each generation and mating them or their offspring, then continuing this process over several generations of inbreeding.

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Lock Genes

The document describes a process of selective breeding and inbreeding of chickens over multiple generations to develop a purebred strain with desirable traits. It involves selecting the best male and female from offspring at each generation and mating them or their offspring, then continuing this process over several generations of inbreeding.

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Lock Genes – Setting a Strain

1. Cross breed Original Cock and Original Hen


2. Out of the offspring, select the best cock (winner) and hen.
Let’s say “Hen 1” is the best hen.

Orig Cock Orig Hen

Cock Hen 1 Hen 2 Hen 3

3. Mate the best Cock and Hen 1 (brother-sister mating).

Cock Hen 1

F1 Cock F1 Hen 1 F1 Hen 2 F1 Hen 3

1st Generation Inbreed

Let’s say the best male offspring is “F1 Cock” and the best female is “F1 Hen 1”
4. Breed back the 1st Generation Inbreed to their parents.
Group A - “F1 Cock“ to “Hen 1”
Group B - “F1 Hen1” to “Cock”

Group A Group B

F1 Cock Hen 1 Cock F1 Hen 1

F2 A Cock F2 A Hen 1 F2 A Hen 2 F2 A Hen 3 F2 B Cock F2 B Hen 1 F2 B Hen 2 F2 B Hen 3

2nd Generation Inbreed

5. Crossover the best male offspring in “Group A” to the hens in “Group B”. The same also with the best male in
“Group B” to the hens in “Group A”.

F2 A Cock F2 B Hen 1 F2 B Hen 2 F2 B Hen 3 F2 B Cock F2 A Hen 1 F2 A Hen 2 F2 A Hen 3


Group A Group B

F2 A Cock F2 B Hen 1 F2 B Cock F2 A Hen 1

F3 A Cock F3 A Hen 1 F3 A Hen 2 F3 A Hen 3 F3 B Cock F3 B Hen 1 F3 B Hen 2 F3 B Hen 3

3rd Generation Inbreed

6. Crossover the best male offspring in “Group A” to the hens in “Group B”. The same also with the best male in
“Group B” to the hens in “Group A”.

F3 A Cock F3 B Hen 1 F3 B Hen 2 F3 B Hen 3 F3 B Cock F3 A Hen 1 F3 A Hen 2 F3 A Hen 3

F3 A Cock F3 B Hen 1 F3 B Cock F3 A Hen 1

F4 A Cock F4 A Hen 1 F4 A Hen 2 F4 A Hen 3 F4 B Cock F4 B Hen 1 F4 B Hen 2 F4 B Hen 3

4th Generation Inbreed

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