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I just thought I would share some info I have gleaned from yet another breeder/enthusiast. I met Jim through an advertisement I ran when selling some excess Malay Game. He is in his 60's and has had a very "colourful" life. His passion has been breeding Greyhounds, Muscovy ducks and various poultry breeds. He is as rough as they come (an ex bare knuckle fighter!!), real "man from Snowy River" type, but when it comes to his birds a real softness is evident as well as a great store of knowledge form his and others experiences.

With breeding birds I have never followed a great system. I tended to breed best to best with occasional line breeding. Jim told me of the' 7 diamond pyramid' which, if followed closely will always breed birds true to the original parent birds. This is particularly important if we start with good birds. However I (and how many of you) have had good birds to breed from and within a couple of seasons was breeding birds inferior to the original couple only because I did not use a scientific method.

Jims Method is as follows.

I would appreciate any comments on this. I am onto my third generation with some of my birds and have been very pleased with the results so far. Appreciate any feedback.

BTW his Muscovy ducks, which he sells to restaurants, are enormous and the diet he feeds his birds on is quite amazing. More on this later. Lindon

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