Hello. I bred my Old English Game Bantam/Dutch Bantam hybrid rooster, Jasper, to my Silver-laced Sebright hen, Quartz. They produced five cockerels and one pullet. I know what hen-feathering is, but I do not know the genetic makeup of it, as with every other gene, LOL. Anyway, Quartz's chicks are about seven months old now, so they are all fully-feathered. One of the cockerels has all male traits: pointed hackles, pointed saddles, and sickles. But the other cockerels have traits that are a mix. They have pointed hackles, rounded saddles, and sickles that are rounded at the tip instead of pointed (I know sickle shape depends on genetics but Jasper has pointed sickles so they should also have that).
My question is, could the cockerels with both male and female traits be half hen-feathered (from Quartz) and half normal-feathered (from Jasper)? Or is hen-feathering completely dominant and something else is going on here?
My question is, could the cockerels with both male and female traits be half hen-feathered (from Quartz) and half normal-feathered (from Jasper)? Or is hen-feathering completely dominant and something else is going on here?