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Two that David Hancox have suggested are "porcupine" and "stringy". The pic he sent me of porcupine doesn't match my chick -- I haven't seed stringy yet. At hatch, the chick looked like the picture "B" in that first link I posted.
Kev -- I only have two paragraphs about the n mutation...
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Yes, it is semi-lethal. Roughly 50% die before hatching, and roughly 50% of those that do hatch die in the first few weeks. I haven't seen any pics of survivors, so I don't know how well she may eventually feather out!
I'm going to bed too!
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If she agrees to grow up, we'll find out! If this truly is the n gene, then she only has a roughly 50% chance of living past the first few weeks. We Shall See!
Hey folks --
This little girl hatched two days ago. At hatch she appeared more naked than she does now.
She appears to have the "n" gene. This is a sex-linked gene -- which means that only the females will show the trait unless you work REALLY hard at giving a male chick two copies of the...