Genetic related wry tail? Or just previous environment?

[NatJ]

I just have the philosophy not to start with birds with defects because that goes against genetic improvement for chickens but it's definitely possible. It's just very hard to get rid of recessive defects and they can haunt you far down the line.

It would partly depend on what is available. Sometimes the choice is flawed birds vs. no birds. Other times it is easy to buy birds with fewer flaws.

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

These are all the hens available from someone else... They are gorgeous but they're tails are concerning

The silver one seems like the safest bet, but idk

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

I found an mature rooster with some of the most gorgeous feathers I've seen out of all the phoenix roosters in my region of Italy. I'm looking into getting him as a unrelated replacement for my current rooster

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Big white earlobes, slate legs, proper looking Duckwing, tails looks straight and long... I think he could be the perfect rooster for my phoenix flock

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

I got him and he's in my quarantine coop with another Phoenix hen! I think I'll make a new thread to document my projects involving him, but I do plan on crossing the hen with a crooked-ish tail with this fabulous rooster so I'll see if wry tail shows up in future generations

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Alongside the rooster, the breeder I bought him from also gave me 5 phoenix eggs!

 

[Amer]

I got him and he's in my quarantine coop with another Phoenix hen! I think I'll make a new thread to document my projects involving him, but I do plan on crossing the hen with a crooked-ish tail with this fabulous rooster so I'll see if wry tail shows up in future generationsView attachment 4288537View attachment 4288538View attachment 4288539View attachment 4288540

He is gorgeous!

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

The hen laid her first egg today!!! She laid right after my older phoenix hen and it's quite bloody. I'm also happy to announce that I haven't seen her tail held to the left for more than a few seconds at a time and she also molted her old tail feathers! I'm excited to hatching a few eggs from her in March

Her tail is almost always streamline with her body so it might have been due do her past environment. Her brother also has a new tail he's growing and it's generally always straight as well. I'll post photos of him in his new stag pen later. Ever since he's been out of the sight of other roosters his development has tripled in speed!

 

[NatJ]

The hen laid her first egg today!!! She laid right after my older phoenix hen and it's quite bloody. I'm also happy to announce that I haven't seen her tail held to the left for more than a few seconds at a time and she also molted her old tail feathers! I'm excited to hatching a few eggs from her in MarchView attachment 4301688
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Her tail is almost always streamline with her body so it might have been due do her past environment. Her brother also has a new tail he's growing and it's generally always straight as well. I'll post photos of him in his new stag pen later. Ever since he's been out of the sight of other roosters his development has tripled in speed!

That's great news!