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Of a "self-plucking" bird.
Frizzles seem to go through hard molts as seen in a BYC member's (photo belongs to Zazouse) bird here:
http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/e/e4/e4cf48aa_108-2.jpeg
It seems like breeding for frizzled feathers in whatever breed or mix one keeps for meat would make plucking easier. That is the idea behind scaless birds, but these birds would get the benefit of feathers until molting time.
Just curious if anyone has utilized Frizzles for that purpose? Would the be in poor weight during a heavy molt?
Frizzles seem to go through hard molts as seen in a BYC member's (photo belongs to Zazouse) bird here:
http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/e/e4/e4cf48aa_108-2.jpeg
It seems like breeding for frizzled feathers in whatever breed or mix one keeps for meat would make plucking easier. That is the idea behind scaless birds, but these birds would get the benefit of feathers until molting time.
Just curious if anyone has utilized Frizzles for that purpose? Would the be in poor weight during a heavy molt?