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- Jun 13, 2022
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I've always been questionable about my bantam Winter's breed, but after a while I settled on white Dutch.
I decided to breed her with my OEGB Rooster Rascal (whom I got with Winter and a Marans) last year, and things went poorly. Their chick couldn't stand up for his first 24 hours, and as he got older his crop never filled up no matter how much he ate. This poor little cockerel passed away when he three and a half months old.
Since I thought their last chick just had issues from birth and not genetics, I decided to breed Winter and Rascal again this year. Their two fertile eggs hatched yesterday and they BOTH have wry neck. (I'm treating it, though!)
I'm starting to wonder if this is because Winter is actually an OEGB and her and Rascal are siblings!
I have two questions:
Can two chickens who are siblings breed successfully?
What breed is Winter?
I decided to breed her with my OEGB Rooster Rascal (whom I got with Winter and a Marans) last year, and things went poorly. Their chick couldn't stand up for his first 24 hours, and as he got older his crop never filled up no matter how much he ate. This poor little cockerel passed away when he three and a half months old.

Since I thought their last chick just had issues from birth and not genetics, I decided to breed Winter and Rascal again this year. Their two fertile eggs hatched yesterday and they BOTH have wry neck. (I'm treating it, though!)
I'm starting to wonder if this is because Winter is actually an OEGB and her and Rascal are siblings!
I have two questions:
Can two chickens who are siblings breed successfully?
What breed is Winter?