She is from my rose combed birds so she does have some pure leghorn in her. All of the pullets I kept last year are much better than their mothers in my opinion just because they flow better. I think it has to do with the longer backs; my previous ladies seemed so cobby and short in the body which I didn't like at all. These birds all have longer backs. Something else I noticed is floppy combs. My pullets all had smaller combs through winter but the last few weeks they have doubled in size and flopped over like they are supposed to.
I do worry about crestless chicks though. The smaller crested birds hatched out looking clean headed and developed the small tassel. I do have about 1/4 chicks that hatched looking like silkie chicks as far as crest goes. Maybe I'll keep a couple larger crested pullets as breeders this season just to see what they throw.
I do worry about crestless chicks though. The smaller crested birds hatched out looking clean headed and developed the small tassel. I do have about 1/4 chicks that hatched looking like silkie chicks as far as crest goes. Maybe I'll keep a couple larger crested pullets as breeders this season just to see what they throw.