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Title: What are the causes of duckfoot?
Post by: Blue Egg Acres on October 31, 2006, 12:10:13 PM

Is duckfoot a genetic issue, or can it be due to inbreeding? If caused by inbreeding, does this eliminate the affected bird for breeding (will it be passed on to it\'s offspring)?

Title: What are the causes of duckfoot?
Post by: grisaboy on November 01, 2006, 09:36:29 AM

Duckfoot can be genetic and inbreeding could be a factor.  It can also be caused by environmental factors, too long in shell at hatching, etc.  Duckfoot is a disqualification for all breeds in any poultry show.  Birds with duckfoot should not be used for breeding.

Curtis

Title: What are the causes of duckfoot?
Post by: Mike Gilbert on November 01, 2006, 07:30:57 PM

Barb, I concur 100% with Curtis.   But don\'t forget to keep at least two lines going as we had discussed before.