for me the comb is the easiest thing to fix . once you have just one chook with a correct comb ,the rest is as easy as having a cop of coffee .
by saying so ,we need to create a line just for this trait ( show quality comb ) to breed true and become a dominant one .
here how I work around this sort of problem and how I fix them .
first I have to catalogue my breeders chooks and classify them recording to they traits =
1) Body type
2) body mass
3) body color
4) egg color
5) Head - eyes ,comb .wattle and over all look
6) Tail .
Example = Tobambezi .
1) BT =Excellent .
2)BM = Excellent .
3) BC = good and complete pattern but darker type ( Mahogany ) NEED TO BE TUNED .
4) EgC = his mom 5/6 and his sister good 6
5) H = all great except the comb too big /not refine/double points NEED WORK
6) T = Excellent
Now it is clear to me I need to mate him to hens with a great comb and lighter hackle
I do this sort of work with all my chooks .when is all done it is easier for me to pair them and breed from them ,
Selective breeding .very fast progress . only problem with this method ( not for me) need to hatch a great number ,because of the different pairing needed to be done to reach the result required .
chooks man
