If a feather legged bird mates with a non-feather legged bird, what are the odds that the chicks will have feathered legs? I have a batch of eggs from my birds due to hatch tomorrow (the first batch from my birds ever ) and I was wondering if I would be able to tell who daddy bird is by looking at leg feathering. Thanks for any help!
the Odds are very high, I say 100% of them(if the father is the feathered shank sire) will show some feathering on their shanks, but less than their father
I am not great with genetics, but I will try to share my understanding of leg feathering.. It is not a case of leg feathering or not leg feathering. It is a case of dominant and recessive genes. With genotypes there are three possibilities... FF = Feathering showing AND carring only dominant feathering gene. Ff = Feathering showing, but carring a recessive non-feathering gene ff = NO Feathering If your rooster is a FF, then the offspring can be expected to be 100% Ff or feathered. If your rooster if a Ff, then the offspring can be expected to be 25% not feathered and 75% feathered (with 25% FF and 50% Ff) I am NOT an expert in this. It is my understanding of how it works. I hope it helps you out.
