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In chicks from a certain kind of sex-linked mating, yes that is true. The females will have the fast feathering gene, and the males will have the slow feathering gene, so they can be sexed by feathering speed. When an entire breed has the slow-feathering gene, both males and females will...

There is a gene called "Slow Feathering." Some chicken breeds have it, some do not. It causes exactly what you are seeing: chicks grow their feathers much more slowly than other chicks. Chicks that grow feathers slowly will tend to need supplemental heat for a bit longer than chicks that grow...