Explore every episode of the podcast Journey To The Pit 362

Chema goes in depth on the most debated topic. Keeps, Pointing and Feed. This is a do not miss interview coming from and very active feeder and handler

They call him the chicken whisper and for good reason. The relationship he has with his fowl is unlike anyone is the sport. He shares with us the impact and the most important aspect when dealing with your fowl. The does and don't and not just the how's but also the why's.

This is the most in dept interview he has done on this topic. He covers every aspect of the of the design, numbers and angles on the boots. After this interview you will be very informed and have a knowledge needed to match boots to your fowl.

Mello gives us a inside perspective on the reality of what it really take to compete. He doesn't hold backon saying what many won't say. He talks about breeding, genetics, feed and competition.

In this episode Bobby shares with us his long journey from humble beginning. Starting out as a first generation breeder with just a few yard bred chickens. To where he is today having competed all over the world. This was just another great episode with a ton of great information.

Tammy from Green River gamefarm came on the show. To share her many years of experience of breeder at the highest level. This is part 1 of a 3 part series and we talked all about broodstock selection process. She talks about the 3 key requirments to be considered for the broodpen. Also on how to create, maintain and improve a family. She goes indept on these topics so much so that with this information. You can not only get off on a great start you but you will be leap years ahead of the competion.

El Flaco is one of the best of handlers in Mexico history. He shares his journey of raising from the humbling beginning. He shares what it take to compete at the highest level and continue to stay at the top.

Bobby Rogers share his experience with what he calls the best chicken dogs. He has been breeding a 3 way cross of dogs that he feels in the best farm dog. He talks about the creation, training and results in this interview.

Peter takes us through the process of buying land in Mexico. He answers all the questions about the process of a noncitizen buying land. He also covers how to travel within Mexico without a passport which for many is not clear.

Tonio takes us on his 25yr journey to winning the most Prestigious. Competition in the Philippines that was a childhood dream come true.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Understanding why they do what they do and more.

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. 

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. 

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. 

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!

Manuel takes us on his Journey of many his Dream a reality of becoming a fulltime breeder.

Gen Gen is a very successful Cocker in the Philippinee with 2 world slasher cup championship and 1x National Stag derby championship.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This episode special guest will be EL Chicano and he will take us on his journey in the life of a gamefowl breeder.

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.

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.

Josh goes into details on genetics to give you the basic knowledge to set and continue breeding a family.

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

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

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

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.

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

What is holding you back and what are your standards?

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

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.

This is a new project called the One Topic show.

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

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

This was a great interview and just part one of a two part interview. Kimo was our first Hawaiian  cocker. He goes into some insight about the life of a Cocker on the Island.

This was a great episode with a student and a mentor talking about their experience with the JTTP362 mentoring program.

This week special guest were returning guest to the show. They were both mentors in the Journey To The Pit 362 mentoring program and was just off a trip to Mexico. We discussed their experience about what they learned their results and what they would do different in the future.