The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[BlueBaby]

If she is a Leghorn, she will lay white eggs.

This is the pullet in question. All of the others have tails.

 

[KF0002]

This is the pullet in question. All of the others have tails.

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She will be a unique little layer.

 

[BlueBaby]

She will be a unique little layer.

Yes, but I won't be hatching from her as I have been reading that it can be a lethal gene that can leave the egg's unhatchable anyways.

https://www.pipsnchicks.com/moreinfo/dominant-rumpless

 

[KF0002]

Yes, but I won't be hatching from her as I have been reading that it can be a lethal gene that can leave the egg's unhatchable anyways.

https://www.pipsnchicks.com/moreinfo/dominant-rumpless

I wouldn't recommend hatching from any bird with defects like that that aren't a part of a breed's specific characteristics. Such pullets are soft culls, which means we keep the pullets as layers only.

 

[Amer]

Yes, but I won't be hatching from her as I have been reading that it can be a lethal gene that can leave the egg's unhatchable anyways.

https://www.pipsnchicks.com/moreinfo/dominant-rumpless

Where did you read it is a lethal gene? It affects fertility but I haven't heard of that.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Where did you read it is a lethal gene? It affects fertility but I haven't heard of that.

I know way way back in the day when breeders were switching from the Araucanas to the Ameraucana types it was because many said the rumpless gene was lethal. Most of us bred rumpless to tailed to deal with it. Ended up the tufts genes were the problem. Tufts caused lethal embryo death and yes rumpless caused decreased fertility.
Those were the crazy days.

 

[KF0002]

I know way way back in the day when breeders were switching from the Araucanas to the Ameraucana types it was because many said the rumpless gene was lethal. Most of us bred rumpless to tailed to deal with it. Ended up the tufts genes were the problem. Tufts caused lethal embryo death and yes rumpless caused decreased fertility.
Those were the crazy days.

Wow I did not know that. Very interesting and educational.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Wow I did not know that. Very interesting and educational.

Ya I was a slow learner.
After those days I later got into Japanese bantam. Loved those crazy things but oops d@mn short leg lethal genes.
Never again. Lethal genes suck.

 

[KF0002]

The brood birds have all taken a laying hiatus because of the weather. So I am considering that divine intervention to keep me from hatching and brooding so many baby chickens during the coldest months of the year. I have one more small clutch I am going to set tonight, then I will likely call it quits until Spring. Unless by some miracle the Buff pullet starts laying, then all bets are off. lol

 

[Amer]

Ya I was a slow learner.
After those days I later got into Japanese bantam. Loved those crazy things but oops d@mn short leg lethal genes.
Never again. Lethal genes suck.

Those are so cute, I don't know why they selected for a lethal gene in that breed. I can get some pretty short d'Anvers without it XD