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Genetic discussion of slow Feather (K) and tardy feather (t)
Beth C:
Update on mine: I decided to use all three lavender pullets and both black cocks to get a little more genetic diversity. No eggs from #56 (fast-feathering pullet) have been fertile. #55 & #66 weren\'t ultra slow-feathering, but didn\'t feather as fast as #56. So far, I\'ve been able to hatch 6 chicks from #55. Unfortunately, I jumped the gun collecting eggs and apparently didn\'t have them separated long enough, since 5 of the 6 were obviously not from the black cock - oops. (Note to self: not laying doesn\'t necessarily = not bred.) So the bad news is I can\'t use them, but the good news is half of them feathered at the same rate as my other varieties, so she\'s capable of producing normal feathering chicks. Lets hope the same is true for the black cocks...
jerryse:
I just moved some 15 day old lav and splits in both LF and bantam.Happy to report no slow feathered birds.It is something that I have not looked for until I read about it here.
crystalcreek:
Awesome! Maybe YOU can tell me what a fast feather male chick at 15 days old should look like as far as feather growth! I haven\'t found the answer yet!
And would a fast feather male show more or less feather growth around that age than a slow feather female. If I could just arm myself with this little bit of information, it would really help.
jerryse:
I was going by what I have read on here that they should have 1/2 inch tail at 12 days.I did notice that I could not sex them by tail feathers yet.Some of the other colors can be sexed now.I suspected that I did not have K in the flock as I have produced cuckoo from them.
John:
--- Quote ---and apparently didn\'t have them separated long enough, since 5 of the 6 were obviously not from the black cock - oops.
--- End quote ---
Beth,
If the last cock with the hens in that coop was the last cock to bred those hens, then all the eggs should be fertilized by him. I would guess either he didn\'t go his job or isn\'t fertile.
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