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Here’s a few hens from the previous generation (or maybe the generation before that). They had much bigger combs (which might mean they laid more eggs too.

If you look at the edge of these you see they have lots of tiny teeth on those combs. Frostbite often leaves that edge smooth. I’m curious if this type of comb will be less prone to frostbite but I’m not hoping for a winter cold enough to find out. This past winter a few of my roosters lost the...

Maybe a bit off-topic but check out these weird combs on some of the birds in my breeding project. I’m thinking about perusing them as a breed characteristic. I have a few birds in the mix with pea combs too and I’m not sure if I should have two lines…one with these blade combs and one with pea...

That’s true…but I haven’t seen a lot of anecdotal evidence that disputes any of this.

Usually researchers do a pretty good job of replicating normal conditions but I’d be happy to read any research you know of that disputes this. One thing is for sure though one person’s personal experience is often flawed as well with no attempt at adjusting or measuring all the factors that...

Here’s some info about roosters picking hens with big straight combs: https://scienceblog.com/56408/big-comb-gets-the-rooster-and-sperm/

And not a research paper but this article talks about how hens look at several factors not just comb size: https://www.storey.com/storey/laws-chicken-attraction/

I’ve been looking for it. There were a few articles with free abstract summaries but you had to pay to read the article. I found several articles that referenced other studies that said the same but I distinctly remember reading an article where they affixed fake combs to roosters and measured...

One thing about the straight comb is it displays to the female the health, vigor and testosterone of the male. Inna straight-comb flock the alpha male will have the biggest, reddest comb. If he gets injured his comb will get smaller and be less red and the next rooster in line becomes the alpha...

Yellow legs came from Grey Jungle Fowl. Green Jungle Fowl are by far the least cold tolerant/most tropical of the Jungle Fowl.

When hens are allowed to “self-select” they always choose the roosters with the biggest, reddest combs. Big combs help the birds shed heat which is a big advantage for all the current wild jungle fowl because they are all tropical. With gamefowl I think they dub the combs, wattles and earlobes...