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Journey To The Pit 362

Journey To The Pit 362

By Jim Collins

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jttp-362/subscribe Gamefowl Breeders discussions on Breed Preservation, Breeding, Care, Feedings, Vaccinations, Medicine,History, Farm setup, Varmint control etc.
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What a Breeders won't sell?

Journey To The Pit 362Apr 14, 2024

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What a Breeders won't sell?

What a Breeders won't sell?

In this episode we talk about why breeders don't sell their broodstock. The comments tonight was all over the place with many different perspectives on the topic.

Apr 14, 202401:35:43
Chapman Farms

Chapman Farms

Jeff Chapman shares his journey of over 40yrs as a competitor and a breeder. He shares he experience from working on 3 different farms with completely different methods. He also shares his breeding and conditioning methods from the legal days.

Apr 11, 202401:55:31
Top 3 tips for selection

Top 3 tips for selection

I share my top 3 tips for selecting fowl based on my experience. Apply these concepts to your process and I'm sure you will get some great results.

Apr 04, 202425:12
What not to Do

What not to Do

I just wanted to share some insight on what not to do. If you are new to this sport to avoid some of the headaches.

Mar 24, 202402:38:41
Jimmy Bratcher

Jimmy Bratcher

Jimmy is a long time breeder at Black Gold Game Farm with many years of experience creating his own family. Jimmy has created his own asiles crosses and have been very successful with them.

Mar 16, 202401:39:43
Don Lester Pt2

Don Lester Pt2

This is part 2 of the highly successful interviews with Don being a feeder. He shares his many years of experience as a feeder for many different breeders. Don life focus has always been to be the best feeder in the world.

Mar 16, 202401:53:19
John Marks

John Marks

John Marks is a breeder that is known for his Mugs that he has had over 25yrs. He shares as always many of his methods that has made him success over the last 20+yrs. He goes into details on how he created, maintained and improved his Mug chickens.

Mar 16, 202401:41:02
Baby Canillas

Baby Canillas

Baby is a successful breeder in the Philippines that focuses on creating a antibiotic free program. He takes a totally different approach then many other breeders. If you ever wanted to try to become antibiotic free then this is the interview for you.

Mar 16, 202402:14:48
Anthony Lumbee Gamefarm

Anthony Lumbee Gamefarm

Anthony is a young up and coming breeder with early success. He shares with us the things that has made him successful. He will also share the mistakes that he has made on his journey in hopes it can help someone else.

Mar 16, 202401:55:23
Clark AK-47 Grubbs pt3

Clark AK-47 Grubbs pt3

In this interview Clark goes in great details on the difference in competing. There are levels to this sport and he discuss what it takes at different levels.

Mar 16, 202401:57:41
Clark AK-47 Clark

Clark AK-47 Clark

This is part 2 of a 3 part interview and he goes in-dept about what it takes to compete at top level.

Mar 16, 202457:54
Puerto Rican breeder

Puerto Rican breeder

Understanding why they do what they do and more.

Mar 15, 202401:15:59
Luke Jarrard JRoc and BRoc farms

Luke Jarrard JRoc and BRoc farms

This is part 2 of Luke interview with plenty of updates and a lot more details

Mar 15, 202401:51:55
Farm Visit Manner

Farm Visit Manner

In this episode I share with you from my experience and personal conversations with Breeders. What are the does and don't of doing a farm visit so it can be a great experience for all. 

Nov 01, 202201:09:06
Claude Vaughn

Claude Vaughn

This was another great episode with Claude sharing many of his tips for his success. He is known all over the country for his Grey and his ability to consistently product great results with them.

Oct 29, 202202:04:49
Cinta Gamefarm

Cinta Gamefarm

This was the first interview on the Oriental fowl and Jason brought a ton knowledge. This was a great interview for the breeders that always wanted to get so solid information from a true breeder. The information he shared was a result of real life experience not theories or off Google.
Oct 26, 202201:54:58
Donnie French

Donnie French

Donnie is not a big breeder but is very successful in his own right. He has been in the sport of breeding for 40yrs and has seen a lot so in this episode. He will share the thing that he does in his breeding program with us in hope someone can use it to improve their program.
Oct 26, 202202:05:27
Juan Quintanilla

Juan Quintanilla

In this episode Juan shares a ton of great information about his breeding program. He also shares his very successful system of using a incubator that results in a very high hatchability rate and so much more.
Oct 26, 202201:40:38
Don Chema Siller

Don Chema Siller

This was another information packed interview with all unfiltered information. This was also the first interview with a translator to expand the reach of the Journey to the Pit 362 mission. Listen to the ways he does things and I'm sure you may make some adjustments to your program!
Oct 26, 202201:53:13
Manuel Alfaro Gamefarm.

Manuel Alfaro Gamefarm.

Manuel takes us on his Journey of many his Dream a reality of becoming a fulltime breeder.
Oct 26, 202201:32:14
Gen Gen the 2x World Slasher Cup Champion

Gen Gen the 2x World Slasher Cup Champion

Gen Gen is a very successful Cocker in the Philippinee with 2 world slasher cup championship and 1x National Stag derby championship.
Oct 26, 202201:52:48
Tonio Mica Gamefowl Farm

Tonio Mica Gamefowl Farm

We had the great pleasure to interview one of the Top competitors in the Philippines. Tonio takes us on a journey of how life is as a gamefowl breeder in the PH. He talks about their farm history and what it takes to raise and breed top quality Gamefowl.
Oct 26, 202202:07:50
Dr. Juan Alberto part 2

Dr. Juan Alberto part 2

This is the second part of a almost 4hr interview we done with the Doctor about genetics and care. He will go into great details on many aspects of care,setup,raising and breeding. Stay Tuned for the other parts of the interview that will be posted. Due to the length we had to upload it in parts.
Oct 26, 202244:24
Don Lester

Don Lester

All information is for historical, Educational and Entertainment purposes. None of this information is intended for any illegal purposes. This is Mr. Don Lester is a breeder who is known to have feed some of the best roosters back in the legal days.
Oct 26, 202201:52:04
Rick Hurst

Rick Hurst

Rick Hurst goes into details about many of the medicine and wormers that on the market. He talks about Gamefowl care beginning from the egg to full grown.
Oct 26, 202201:20:36
Bobby Rodgers Diamond Gamefarm

Bobby Rodgers Diamond Gamefarm

Bobby takes us on his Journey as a Cocker and gives a ton of indept details to the keys of his success.
Oct 26, 202202:31:24
James Sylvester Gamefarm

James Sylvester Gamefarm

Mr. Sylvester is a wealth of information and history of our sport. He talks about many of the things that have made him successful over all the decades he has been in the sport.
Oct 26, 202201:50:03
 Cyndel Robinson BoneYard farm

Cyndel Robinson BoneYard farm

Our guest Cyndel Robinson talks about a ton of health issues that she dealt with on their farm. She talks about how they use the Vet Lab to determine the health of their flock.
Oct 26, 202201:53:29
Tammy Marco

Tammy Marco

Tune in on this episode as Tammy Marco take us on a Journey about her history as a breeder. All information discussed in this interview is for historical, educational and entertainment purposes. None of this information is intended for any illegal purposes. All opinions are respected of the individuals.
Oct 26, 202201:34:11
EL Chicano

EL Chicano

This episode special guest will be EL Chicano and he will take us on his journey in the life of a gamefowl breeder.
Oct 26, 202201:16:09
Shawn Cooper

Shawn Cooper

This episode is with Shawn Cooper of Stateline Gamefarm and he takes us on his Journey. We talk about his methods and systems on how he does things. He also talks about many other old bloodlines that are not talked about today. Great interview with great information.
Oct 26, 202201:25:14
Dr. Juan Alberto

Dr. Juan Alberto

This is the first part of a almost 4hr interview we done with the Doctor about genetics and care. He will go into great details on many aspects of care,setup,raising and breeding. Stay Tuned for the other parts of the interview that will be posted. Due to the length we had to upload it in parts.
Oct 26, 202257:57
Josh Hoffman

Josh Hoffman

Josh goes into details on genetics to give you the basic knowledge to set and continue breeding a family.
Oct 26, 202201:34:00
Gameness Part-2

Gameness Part-2

This was a livestream on the topic of gameness and why do everyone have a different definition of it.

Oct 20, 202201:54:47
How do you value information

How do you value information

In this episode I talk about how valuing information based on respect maybe a flawed concept. 

Oct 14, 202250:08
Breeder vs Novice

Breeder vs Novice

We talk about the difference from a breeder vs a novice and the skillset that separates them.

Aug 29, 202201:39:55
Kyle 5K Gamefarm

Kyle 5K Gamefarm

Kyle shares his method and systems he use to raise fowl in Hawaii. He shares many tips that we feel can be helpful especially in wet humid areas and different times of the year.

Aug 18, 202201:25:47
Cost of running Farm on Passion

Cost of running Farm on Passion

Refining your selections process to minimize the cost of raising the wrong birds.

Feb 28, 202250:32
What's holding you back?

What's holding you back?

What is holding you back and what are your standards?

Jan 31, 202258:47
Preparing the Next Generation

Preparing the Next Generation

Just sharing my thought on how important to share knowledge with the next generation. 

Jan 27, 202250:50
Stress Expose's weakness in your program

Stress Expose's weakness in your program

Stress is something that is not talked about but effects all of us. In some way or another on our farms. So we should take the time to evaluate your program every time you have a situation that could have been caused by stress.

Jan 24, 202259:08
New Project

New Project

This is a new project called the One Topic show.

Jan 11, 202203:24
Pointing

Pointing

Here is my thoughts on Pointing which is the most debated topic in the history of the sport.

Jan 09, 202201:08:30
What can we learn from a Blacksmith

What can we learn from a Blacksmith

In this short clip I talk about the things we can learn from a Sword maker. The process is exactly the same from picking raw materials to technique and environment. Tune in and see if it makes sense. 

Aug 11, 202133:50
Jerry Lopez

Jerry Lopez

Jerry from Nitrous Gamefarm shares a ton of information that you can apply to your program. He brings a different perspective to his program and I believe you can apply it to your program.

May 08, 202101:38:38
Philip Anderson

Philip Anderson

Philip comes on to share his many decades of Predator control. He share his knowledge on every aspect of dealing with them from catching them to what type of bait to use.

May 01, 202101:36:36
Los Portugueses Gamefarm

Los Portugueses Gamefarm

LOs Portugee takes us on his Journey on running his farm in So.Cal. Sharing his methods and systems to breeding, care and raising Gamefowl.

Apr 25, 202101:57:49
Mario Maldonado

Mario Maldonado

This episode Mario takes us on his journey of what he looks for in stage selection. He goes into great details of his process.

Jun 04, 202035:49
Dakota Buffington

Dakota Buffington

This was another great show but with a different purpose for the community. Dakota is a first year Cocker and he gave us a great insight in how his experience has been so far. It's a lot to learn in regards to what we can do as present day cockers to keep new blood coming in to our sport.

Apr 01, 202001:05:03
Jay Riddle Hawk Pride Farms

Jay Riddle Hawk Pride Farms

Jay takes us on his Journey and gives us some history and insight into his program.

Mar 30, 202001:36:10