Is there registry’s for chickens?

[MidgardrAcres]

So I love having papers to keep track of who’s who and who’s father of who and what not so I was curious if there’s a registry association for chickens kinda like American Boer goat association but for chickens?

(Please don’t come at me I realize not everyone is a fan of registering stock or birds and would like to keep it that way like I said I just enjoy it because it’s easy to keep track of who’s who and who came from what hatch if it’s possible)

 

[nuthatched]

Nope.
Closest would be "out of so and so's line"
You can keep your own records, if you want.

 

[MidgardrAcres]

Nope.
Closest would be "out of so and so's line"
You can keep your own records, if you want.

Well shoot okay that’s fair probably cheaper to now that I really think about it haha

 

[nuthatched]

Well shoot okay that’s fair probably cheaper to now that I really think about it haha

Since birds can store sperm for 4-7 weeks, it would be difficult to determine exact sires.

 

[MidgardrAcres]

Since birds can store sperm for 4-7 weeks, it would be difficult to determine exact sires.

Whoa! Okay I’m new to breeding chickens so I didn’t even know that. That’s pretty cool and makes absolute sense.

 

[Backroadlogic]

American poultry association?

 

[MidgardrAcres]

American poultry association?

I just took a look at them I don’t see any way to keep track of pedigree via registration there so I think the best bet is no way to register my poultry just have to keep track of pedigree via papers or online apps lol

 

[Amer]

Yep! Apps exist but there is no registry. Show birds merely meet the Standard of Perfection for their breed. Someone could exhibit a mutt that looks like a certain breed, if they really wanted to.

 

[SourRoses]

I understand the desire, coming from horses. It's not so much about the association, the shows, etc. but the greater understanding of traits that may have been passed down, or may be carried quietly.

I made my own breeding book using software I use for writing.
It's not hard to track parentage if you use only one roo in the flock at a time, with a minimum of 3 weeks after changing roos.
Identify the eggs of each hen and give the chicks leg bands at hatch.
Recently I had enough new layers that made progress in the egg color department that I had trouble knowing who laid what egg.
Ok, so for the uncertain chicks, I took a picture of the egg, wrote a full description of it, and assigned a letter. Now each chick will have that letter until I figure out who is laying the egg. I've made a little progress in that department, but I need to get a nest cammera

 

[Ladybird CA]

Or food gel. But it can stain feathers so the hen wouldn’t be able to be shown. My interest in breeding comes from my interest in genealogy so for me knowing parentage is important.