The "Ask Anything" to Nicalandia Thread

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Hen feathering has no inpact on fertility, homozygous Rosecomb on the other hand does

I’ve read that hen-feathering reduces fertility in a few different articles. Has this been proven to be a myth? (If so, could you link your source? I would love to learn more about it.)

 

[nicalandia]

I’ve read that hen-feathering reduces fertility in a few different articles. Has this been proven to be a myth? (If so, could you link your source? I would love to learn more about it.)

This is the first time I hear about this. If you have any source that says otherwise would be nice to post it.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

This is the first time I hear about this. If you have any source that says otherwise would be nice to post it.

https://mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13100-019-0181-4

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen_feathering

Post in thread 'Hen Feathering'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hen-feathering.574747/post-7451016

Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be too much information available

 

[nicalandia]

https://mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13100-019-0181-4
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen_feathering
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Post in thread 'Hen Feathering'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hen-feathering.574747/post-7451016

Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be too much information available

Thanks, I could see how Heterozygous Hf males have an advantage on a Hatchery settings

 

[Clodill4rel]

Beautiful color, he is likely eb/eb, Co/Co, S/s+, Bl/bl+ he would provide very nice looking Easter Eggers when cross with EE hens.

We have 15 days left for those EEs with fly by night coming ! We Took your recommendation. The two fibro EE hens (one lays olive eggs one lays blue) and some with our splash EE (lays pink egg)

 

[nicalandia]

We have 15 days left for those EEs with fly by night coming ! We Took your recommendation. The two fibro EE hens (one lays olive eggs one lays blue) and some with our splash EE (lays pink egg)

Amazing. Keep us post it

 

[JacinLarkwell]

So sebright mix male definitely doesn't have hen feathering

 

[ChicksnMore]

View attachment 3456979View attachment 3456980So sebright male definitely doesn't have hen feathering

Are those purebred sebrights? I've never owned that breed but thought they were teeny tiny birds?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Are those purebred sebrights? I've never owned that breed but thought they were teeny tiny birds?

The one pictured is a sebright mix. His father was a standard pheonix. His mother is smaller than he is. The white bird in the right bottom corner is also a bantam

 

[nicalandia]

Its quite difficult to estimate or guess what is on a F1 with hatchery stock and it would appear that Hatchery Sebrights have additional variables like Hf, hf+ and R,r+