Is it true that cocks are more valuable than hens?Sex selection in feeding!
Introductory. Traditionally, it was believed that the cocks were better at racing than the hens. However, observations and studies in recent years have shown that hens are more valuable in maintaining their breeding pedigree.
Strategies for creating a champion loft.
The breeding strategy used in this championship loft is to combine locally bred champion hens with excellent foreign cocks, keeping the progeny of the cocks and using the offspring of the hens for breeding. This breeding method is based on the hens, and the quality of the breeding pigeons is improved by introducing the genes of excellent foreign cocks.
Men's performance and limitations.
In this year's autumn competition, due to the good weather conditions, the association's results were generally good, and the elimination rate was also very high. However, the descendants of the cocks, despite their attractiveness, have a smaller number of promotions and a higher elimination rate, many of which fail to finish in the top 10. For these reasons, the cocks are now usually cheaper at $50 per pigeon in the association's pigeon market.
Performance and value of chickens.
In contrast, the hens are genetically better due to the long-term breeding and the transmission of high-quality genes. It has been observed that the hens are relatively consistent in the autumn races and have a good chance of achieving good results. As a result, the auction of hens** is generally higher than that of cocks, and the starting price of the top 10 is often tens of thousands of dollars.
Presentation of the results of the winning lofts.
We will analyze the results of the last two autumn races in terms of the champion loft and the pairing strategy. Due to space constraints, we will present the results of 2022 and 2023. 2022 was a good year for the and pairing, while the 2023 race was more focused on the hens. This flexible pairing strategy has enabled the champion loft to achieve great results in the races.
Conclusion. From the study of the champions' lofts, we can conclude that the hens are of greater value in terms of preserving the breeding line. Although the cocks do well in the races, the continuity of the breeding line is somewhat limited due to the small number of their descendants who qualify. In contrast, hens have better genetic characteristics when breeding offspring and are better able to maintain the stability and quality of the strain.