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Farrah Fawcett Hackles

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Mike Gilbert:
Clare, I don\'t think so.   Tufts grow from a tab of skin called a peduncle.  The tuft gene in the homozygous state is nearly 100% lethal.   These feathers grow directly from the skin ( no peduncle) and embryo viability is not affected.

Guest:

--- Quote from: jerryse ---Many years ago say about 30 I had this in silver bantams and it proved to be inherited.
--- End quote ---


Do you recall if the hackle wings showed up prior to molt?  Would that make any bit of difference?  

Sharon Yorks:
I raised this bird from a day-old chick. This Farrahdo didn\'t happen until her new feathers came in after a molt. She was over a year old when this happened. She\'s molting again right now...poor featherless creature...so I\'ll let you know if it comes back like this again.

Beth C:
I hatched a lavender like that last year, but she was that way even with juvenile plumage. And it did pass to her chicks.

Mike Gilbert:
I don\'t recall ever seeing it in a chicken without muffs and beard.  Has anyone else?   It may very well be a mutation linked closely with Mb, the gene for muffs and beard.

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