I stopped medicating and vaccinating my birds years ago. Happy I did.
I'm not positive but I think I saw an article in the Poultry Press, probably by Kenny Troiano, that said the feather-legged gene was dominant vice recessive. I just read a couple of times that stubs is a mutation.
Can...
"I've heard a number of breeders who don't believe in outcrossing because too many bad birds will happen in a few years. However, Tommy Stanley was an example of someone who was constantly buying birds for his breeding stock. And, he had great birds of many breeds, every year. "
I don't know...
Just got caught up with the new thread. Admittedly, due to it's awful late and I'm on the way to bed, I only scanned the last couple pages.
Two quick thoughts. First, you can probably exclude 'Pearce" from the recognized lines. At least for a little while. Dennis passed away a few years...