A fly shop owner told me that after a certain age the hackles will lose all webbing. I have a couple of roosters right now that have good dry fly hackles, but they are too wide of a feather. I think maybe bantams would be a good idea.
I would like to start raising roosters for tying flies. I have lots of information from other threads about feather quality, but how does one create these feathers? I read that Grizzlies were originally from Barred Rocks crossed with Blue Andalusions and Old English Game. How are the chickens...