Is the feather footed gene dominant?

[CHICKENX2005]

Just wondering is the feather footed gene dominant or recessive?
If a chicken had a feather footed parent and a clean legged parent. What are the chances of its chicks being feather footed?

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Just wondering is the feather footed gene dominant or recessive?
If a chicken had a feather footed parent and a clean legged parent. What are the chances of its chicks being feather footed?

I don’t know about any of this but my one pullet hatched out a baby from my buff orpington the dad had feathered feet and the baby got feathered feet not sure if this helps!

 

[Rose the Legbar]

I am pretty sure that feathered legs are dominant. Meaning in the first cross all the chicks should have feathered legs.

 

[CHICKENX2005]

I am pretty sure that feathered legs are dominant. Meaning in the first cross all the chicks should have feathered legs.

So if my rooster has feathered legs then all the chicks will have it? Even if some of the hens don't?

 

[Rose the Legbar]

So if my rooster has feathered legs then all the chicks will have it? Even if some of the hens don't?

Correct, if your rooster is homozygous feathered leg genes.

 

[fluffycrow]

I don't know if it's as straightforward as that. @pipdzipdnreadytogo had some valuable information on this topic when feathered feet came out of a clean legged pairing (with the exception of a single tiny feather on one leg of the pullet, that never grew back once it fell and she reached maturity)

 

[NatJ]

Just wondering is the feather footed gene dominant or recessive?
If a chicken had a feather footed parent and a clean legged parent. What are the chances of its chicks being feather footed?

There are several genes for feathered feet. I've read of at least two that are dominant and one that is recessive.

As a practical matter, crossing a chicken with feathered feet to a chicken with clean feet will usually give chicks that have some foot feathering, but not as much as the feather-footed parent.

 

[Folly's place]

That's been my experience too. You can select the offspring for more or less feathering, because there will be a range. Our French Marans vary in the amount of feathering each exhibits, from nearly none to more than sufficient.
Mary

 

[Sally PB]

I got 4 Bielefelder chicks last May. They are a clean legged breed. One of the 4 has tiny little tufts between a few of her toes. Nothing on the shank.

This picture is from when she was 3 months old. They're still there, just a bit bigger, but not longer.

 

[CHICKENX2005]

I got 4 Bielefelder chicks last May. They are a clean legged breed. One of the 4 has tiny little tufts between a few of her toes. Nothing on the shank.
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This picture is from when she was 3 months old. They're still there, just a bit bigger, but not longer.

Wow!