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Tardy feather growth
Carrie Gildersleeve:
--- Quote from: Mike Gilbert on June 26, 2014, 11:49:41 AM ---Slow feathering is the result of a sex linked gene. It shows up the most on male chicks, so this one will probably be a cockerel.
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My LF Black chicks that were slow feathering are hens...
Lee G:
--- Quote from: Carrie Gildersleeve on August 10, 2014, 02:49:18 PM ---
--- Quote from: Mike Gilbert on June 26, 2014, 11:49:41 AM ---Slow feathering is the result of a sex linked gene. It shows up the most on male chicks, so this one will probably be a cockerel.
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My LF Black chicks that were slow feathering are hens...
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Interesting.... I had one slow feathering silver female, the rest were male.
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