Just Joe, what a great picture! Is this what they mean when they say you know you are a redneck when your family tree only has one branch?
Almost all commercially bred domestic animals are extremely inbred. Chickens are almost identical. This can be done by sever culling of any animal with any kind of problem. The remaining animals are then selected for whatever characteristic is wanted. There is a down side to all of this. There is almost no genetic flexibility to change in the remaining animals. Scientists are becoming more concerned about this. Rare breeds of domestic plants and animals are starting to be preserved just to have the genetic flexibility to change if it is ever needed.
