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Those are sprigs and tend to be a recessive genetic fault. Do not breed him as he will pass them on. It can hide for several generations in a flock before the right genetics meet up to cause themDoes anyone have trouble with their orp's combs? Most of mine are OK, but some choc's get this:[COLOR=B42000]
[/COLOR] None of my blacks or lavs have ever had this. The choc boy had a great body & sweet temperament, but I was afraid that he'd pass along these strange sprigs. Is there a name for this comb issue or am I the only one who has it? I also have a choc pullet that has an imperfect comb, but not as severe. I was wondering if comb issues were common to choc orps or just my hatch.
I culled the big choc boy & kept the choc cuckoo who had a much nicer comb.
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One of his downsides is that he's pretty small - about the same size as my lav orp hens.
Brick is about a month older, but only 2/3 the size of my lav roo. Here they are at 7 & 8 months.
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