Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[snowbird]

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Sorry, but there is nothing in the approved standard for Shank feathering saying SPARSE, It just says lightly feathered.

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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Sorry, but there is nothing in the approved standard for Shank feathering saying SPARSE, It just says lightly feathered.

I know, Don, "sparse" is the word used in French translations - but I mean "lightly". Sparse just sounds so much more distinct and elegant. But "lightly", "sparse", whatever -- my question still holds.

Are there a bunch of genes involved???

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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I think it actually may have been a little more scientific in that the moisture changes the skin and exposes stubs where they might not be so obvious on dry legs? Actually, it was more feet than legs. It was around the toes he was checking. And he was quite serious.

Maybe we Canadians do have some funky dew????

Or maybe I need to retune my listening ears???

Hopefully that comment didn't come from Troy or Paul. In any event I don't know what he was trying to say. You might have funky dew up there, but generally dew only makes things wet.

Walt

I will ask for clarification next time I see him ....

(He was checking birds that were supposed to have clean legs. I wonder if he would look so closely at birds that were supposed to have obviously feathered legs, "lightly" feathered legs. Now I have a LOAD of questions!!!!)

 

[stoopid]

Hi, Walt. I posted a chick a few days ago, blue, with kinda hairy legs.
Did you see that pic, and is he too much in the leg feathers?
Or too soon to tell? Roberta

 

[stoopid]

Oh both of you are here today.
Confusing me.
Ok both Don and Walt...

 

[snowbird]

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Sorry, but there is nothing in the approved standard for Shank feathering saying SPARSE, It just says lightly feathered.

 

[stoopid]

Can't wait for my new book to come!

 

[snowbird]

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Roberta, I believe the Blue chick was feathered just about right for lightly feathered Shanks.

 

[stoopid]

Woo hoo. Thanks, Don.

 

[snowbird]

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Hopefully that comment didn't come from Troy or Paul. In any event I don't know what he was trying to say. You might have funky dew up there, but generally dew only makes things wet.

Walt

I will ask for clarification next time I see him ....

(He was checking birds that were supposed to have clean legs. I wonder if he would look so closely at birds that were supposed to have obviously feathered legs, "lightly" feathered legs. Now I have a LOAD of questions!!!!)

Barb, The book Poultry Breeding by Morley A. Jull has a nice article on Feathered shanks inheritance and article on feather stubs also. page 212 - 213. I see nothing about the Canadian Dew being involved though. I believe several sections of this book are available on the internet. If I could only own one poultry Book it would be this book.