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.