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  1. Pinoy Angelfish

    Is Early Crowing a sign of early maturity? If so, will the daughters inherit early maturity and lay eggs earlier?

    Clarification regarding estradiol, the effect of this hormone in sexual maturation only applies to female chickens, pullets. What if you mate a naked neck rooster to a couple of your dual purpose hens and time the hatching of the eggs during the summer to find out if having the naked neck trait...
  2. Pinoy Angelfish

    Is Early Crowing a sign of early maturity? If so, will the daughters inherit early maturity and lay eggs earlier?

    Thanks to everyone for your replies! This is very helpful to know, thanks NatJ, The first and only pure heritage chicken breed that I raised starting as chicks was the Barred Plymouth Rock. Out of 12 chicks only 4 grew to maturity (very delayed egg laying, after 11-12 months; why?), all the...
  3. Pinoy Angelfish

    Is Early Crowing a sign of early maturity? If so, will the daughters inherit early maturity and lay eggs earlier?

    Can early crowing in cockerels be used as a selective indicator for early maturity; and will the daughters inherit this early maturity and lay eggs earlier? If early crowing is a sign of early maturity, will his mature body weight/size be smaller than normal?
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