Selection
by J. M. Affleck
Selection is the most direct and powerful means of improvement at the disposal of the breeder; indeed it is almost the only means of permanent improvement that is under our direct control.
In most phases of the breeding problem the poultry man is an onlooker merely; but by selection he becomes an active agent, and his acts are powerful for the good or evil in controlling the destiny of the breed or variety which we handle. To a large extent he supplants natures selection, and if he is to succeed he must be well grounded in four fundamentals when he thus takes a hand in the course of nature.
Heritage Chicken Definiton
by Frank Reese
Purpose
The purpose of marketing Heritage Chickens is to maintain, improve, and expand populations of high quality chickens for the production of meat and eggs that conform to the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection for poultry breeds from genetic populations established prior to the mid-20th century. Chickens must meet all of the following criteria to be marketed as Heritage.