Silkie crest on crosses question

WhisperingOaks

Chirping
Jul 18, 2016
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I understand that the crest or poof on top of the silkies head in a recessive trait- I consider it incomplete recessive because my silkies crossed on non crested hens will produce a smaller crest than the silkie had but the offspring are still crested. If this is true then does the crest get bigger when you breed f1 to each other?
Please correct anything that you don't think is true in the above statement.
 
If I understand that it is just the one gene controlling it, you would expect 25% normal crests, 50% small crests, 25% no crests. Those numbers are theoretical and what you'll actually see will vary based on chance.
 

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