How to produce hennie gamefowl,i need to produce more hennie bloodlined

[Taduy125]

How can I produce hennie gamefowl

 

[JedJackson]

I don't know much about how these are bred. Maybe @MysteryChicken can help.

You could also try posting in the genetics forum about it: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/exhibition-genetics-breeding-to-the-sop.16188/

Otherwise, I suggest searching the website and if that fails, searching the web in general.

 

[MysteryChicken]

How can I produce hennie gamefowl

You need to use Hennie to produce more Hennie.

Take Hennie Rooster, cross to any hen. The trait will pass on, it shows strong with a double dose of the trait, so back cross to Hennie after the first generation is made.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

What is Hennie? I have never heard of that. Is it a breed or what?

 

[JedJackson]

What is Hennie? I have never heard of that. Is it a breed or what?

It's a breed of gamefowl and it means hen-feathered. The males don't get the pointy saddle feathers, the curvy tales or the bright shoulder feathers. Sebrights are the same way. It's a genetic description as well as a variety of gamefowl.

 

[MysteryChicken]

What is Hennie? I have never heard of that. Is it a breed or what?

It's variety due to hen feather trait/condition. Sebrights have it.

Hennie can be any gamefowl strain with the trait.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

It's a breed of gamefowl and it means hen-feathered. The males don't get the pointy saddle feathers, the curvy tales or the bright shoulder feathers. Sebrights are the same way. It's a genetic description as well as a variety of gamefowl.

It's variety due to hen feather trait/condition. Sebrights have it.

Hennie can be any gamefowl strain with the trait.

I know what hen-feathering is, I keep Sebrights. Thank you for the explanations!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Does it make them difficult to sex, esp when young? I had not heard of this before, so thank you for the clear explanation, @JedJackson!

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Does it make them difficult to sex, esp when young? I had not heard of this before, so thank you for the clear explanation, @JedJackson!

It can be difficult for most people to sex them if they have not been raising/breeding a hen-feathered breed, but in my opinion it is not hard to tell the gender of Sebrights as long as you have a good eye and know what to look for. The cockerels seem to redden more quickly in their face and comb than average, and by six weeks you should be able to tell, since a male Sebright's comb gets big. As you can see from my previous replies, I was not aware that people bred lines of gamefowl for the hen-feathering gene, so I can only tell you about hen-feathering in Sebright.