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White marks on Rhode Island Reds

post #1 of 9
7/9/12 at 5:37pm
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On some of my Rhode Island Reds the tips of the feathers on the wing are white. some call them "heat marks" and there not genetic, others say they are genetic. what do some of you other breeders out there think???

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post #2 of 9
7/9/12 at 8:59pm
Where did you get them from?
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post #3 of 9
7/9/12 at 9:41pm

What is their age? Mine grow out of it, when they are growing the first couple of sets have white tips on their feathers.
 

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post #4 of 9
7/10/12 at 10:47am
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Originally Posted by aoccl View Post

What is their age? Mine grow out of it, when they are growing the first couple of sets have white tips on their feathers.
 

actually its just on my 2 rooster. one is almost 2 years the other is 8 months. i got them from a private breeder

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post #5 of 9
7/10/12 at 3:07pm
I am no expert but I would talk to the breeder. I don't think they should have white tips.
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post #6 of 9
7/10/12 at 5:14pm
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I am no expert but I would talk to the breeder. I don't think they should have white tips.

i did talk to them. they said he really thinks there from stress or that the feather was damaged by another chicken.

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post #7 of 9
7/10/12 at 8:04pm
Hmm, I don't know about that. It is on all the wing feather tips? So he is saying that another chicken damaged the tip of every wing feather?
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post #8 of 9
7/11/12 at 1:55pm

Some are genetic and some will molt out and be replaced by regular feathers. I have had a couple of RIR boys with white on the tips of some feathers and one molted the white out. I gave another RIR boy away to some friends and he had some white also on the tips of some feathers but has not molted out.

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post #9 of 9
7/11/12 at 5:21pm
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just on the tips of the feathers.......we'll see when they molt. hope its not geneticfl.gif

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