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It depends on what the wild type is, which is straight comb.
It depends on what the wild type is, which is straight comb.
"Single Comb" Question ??
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So would breeding a Silkie with a single "whatchmacallit" not be a good idea?
It depends on your goals and the birds you have available. It is always preferable to select for a bird with as few faults as possible when selecting for breeding, and to compare the strengths versus the weaknesses of each parent.
Single combs are easy to correct, but their offspring will all carry the trait (it is recessive, so two copies are needed for it to display in a bird), and will pass that trait on to some of their offspring.
Other traits are more difficult to correct, such as comb colour.
It depends on your goals and the birds you have available. It is always preferable to select for a bird with as few faults as possible when selecting for breeding, and to compare the strengths versus the weaknesses of each parent.
Single combs are easy to correct, but their offspring will all carry the trait (it is recessive, so two copies are needed for it to display in a bird), and will pass that trait on to some of their offspring.
Other traits are more difficult to correct, such as comb colour.
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It depends on your goals and the birds you have available. It is always preferable to select for a bird with as few faults as possible when selecting for breeding, and to compare the strengths versus the weaknesses of each parent.
Single combs are easy to correct, but their offspring will all carry the trait (it is recessive, so two copies are needed for it to display in a bird), and will pass that trait on to some of their offspring.
Other traits are more difficult to correct, such as comb colour.
Ah, so comb color is more important than the shape?
It depends on your goals and the birds you have available. It is always preferable to select for a bird with as few faults as possible when selecting for breeding, and to compare the strengths versus the weaknesses of each parent.
Single combs are easy to correct, but their offspring will all carry the trait (it is recessive, so two copies are needed for it to display in a bird), and will pass that trait on to some of their offspring.
Other traits are more difficult to correct, such as comb colour.
Ah, so comb color is more important than the shape?
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