Breed Lines

Ok i was talking to a Orpington breeder and we discussed breed lines, my question is can you breed Father to daughter or mother to son, i know some people do this  and i know he does it a lot and his birds are fine, but he says you cant breed brother to sister. 

So anyone got any answers?

Yep i thought so, thanks for that. I have done a few Father to daughter and they have been fine so ill carry on and bring new blood in every year from hatching eggs although they can be infected with gracious knows what!

No its not for the Croads, i have several breeds here, all of a very high standard and all got from  highly thought of breeders, most national champions but i tend to buy eggs off these people and then dip the eggs in Denaguard to be safe and then put all the chicks on a vaccination programme so they are as bomb proof as they can be.      One thing i know a lot about is poultry illness and im a tad paranoid! I would never buy any eggs of ebay as that is were most of the problem comes from.  People are in it for a quick buck and although i breed and make some money i got into it because i love chickens!!

I think everyone has had problems like that, its nearly impossible to not at some point.

I have seven colours of Orpingtons, vorwerk, croads, wellsummer, wheaten maran, blue wheaten, sussex, buff and light, several colours of pekin, guinea fowl,  geese, red araucana, black araucana, silkies. Pigs, cows, sheep,   dogs cats and a partridge in a pear tree!!!!