Linebreeding

[MiniSilkys]

I frequently breed my kids to their sire but that is where it stops.

Have you ever had any problems? I only have 1 buck. This year he bred his daughter and grand-daughter. I am waiting on the kids now. They are Mini Silky's. The buck has longer hair and I am trying to get that over to the does. There is a cattle breed in England that is contained and they only survive through inbreeding. The top bull breeds all the females.

 

[babsbag]

I have not had any problems. I have done this off and on for nine years.

 

[Bayleaf Meadows]

@Wehner Homestead - You don't need to be a member to use the genetics site. Just go to http://www.adgagenetics.org

 

[MiniSilkys]

I wish I had another buck, but Mini Silky's are expensive even if they aren't registered.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Have you ever had any problems? I only have 1 buck. This year he bred his daughter and grand-daughter. I am waiting on the kids now. They are Mini Silky's. The buck has longer hair and I am trying to get that over to the does. There is a cattle breed in England that is contained and they only survive through inbreeding. The top bull breeds all the females.

The granddaughter he bred
He's the dam's sire then you bred her back to her sire and then you are breeding to the grandaughter?
If so that's asking for trouble
I think most would say its ok the breed a sire back to his daughter but not then breed those daughters back to their father/grandfather

 

[greybeard]

The old line about inbreeding vs line breeding is that if it works out, it's line breeding but if bad things happen, it's inbreeding.

 

[Latestarter]

Maybe you can make arrangements with someone to "trade" bucks...

 

[OneFineAcre]

I wish I had another buck, but Mini Silky's are expensive even if they aren't registered.

I've never even heard of them
Why are they so expensive ?


Eta
What do you consider expensive?

 

[Jesusfreak101]

I been reading alot about breeding and most that I seen say not to breed a daughter to her sire. I have only one buck and we kinda have him and our does a spoiled pets/for milk and meat reasons but I do want more does without having to purchase all the others or another buck (we have small children and our buck is very docile even in a rut) so could I breed him to his daughters if so I am ok with that and sale or use the kids for meat. I just want to cause severe health problems for the kids.

 

[Latestarter]

Many folks breed father to daughter, not as common but also done is mother to son. The problem is when you breed father to daughter, then father to grand daughter, etc. etc. The more generations you line breed, the closer it comes to inbreeding. That of course brings problems. I've always heard it's not a good thing to breed siblings. I guess because they technically have virtually the same genetics... both came from the same sire/dam. Second generation line breeding is less of an issue if you are breeding for terminal animals that will never be sold, will be eaten.