diff --git a/stoneblock-3-chicken-breeder/betterbreeder.lua b/stoneblock-3-chicken-breeder/betterbreeder.lua
index ec090ae..b0b6f5a 100644
--- a/stoneblock-3-chicken-breeder/betterbreeder.lua
+++ b/stoneblock-3-chicken-breeder/betterbreeder.lua
@@ -3,16 +3,22 @@
 function placeBreeder()
   print('Initializing breeder...')
   breeder = peripheral.wrap('top')
-  -- Why are we discarding slot 2?
-  -- Because, by design, it MUST be
-  -- the trash chicken from the last
-  -- generation.
-  breeder.pushItems('bottom', 2)
-  for i = 1, 16, 1 do
-    turtle.select(i)
-    turtle.suckUp()
-  end
+  -- First, we nab the new chicken in slot 1
+  turtle.select(1)
+  turtle.suckUp()
+  -- Then, we destroy the breeder
+  turtle.select(2)
   turtle.digUp()
+  -- We are now in a position where we have:
+  -- 1: Good chicken
+  -- 2: Inferior chicken
+  -- 3: Seeds/second inferior chicken
+  -- 4: Breeder/seeds
+  -- 5: Null/breeder
+  -- In any case, discarding 1 item in slot 2 will eliminate poor genes
+  --turtle.select(2) -- Unnecessary due to previous instr
+  turtle.dropDown(1)
+  -- Now we re set-up the breeder
   selectItem('chickens:breeder')
   turtle.placeUp()
   selectItem('minecraft:wheat_seeds')