Table 6. The incidence and frequency of offspring produced by parental mating combinations according to feathering type
Parental mating combinations | No. of offspring | Male progeny | Female progeny |
EF | LF | EF | LF |
LF♂ × LF♀ | 126 | 3 (4.9%) | 58 (95.1%) | 21 (32.3%) | 44 (67.7%) |
EF♂ × EF♀ | 206 | 93 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 113 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
LF♂ × EF♀ | 141 | 19 (24.0%) | 60 (76.0%) | 32 (51.6%) | 30 (48.4%) |
EF♂ × LF♀ | 140 | 2 (2.7%) | 74 (97.3%) | 64 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
EF; early feathering chicken, LF; late feathering chicken.
Bracket is distribution percentage of EF and LF in each sex.