Posted by Mike
on 9/5/2006, 9:20 pm, in reply to "Dumb question..."
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Depends whether the rumplessness is caused by a dominant or recessive gene. I believe most of the tail-less (is that a word?) araucanas are that way because of a dominant gene. Sometimes it is expressed as only semi-dominant, and that would be where the partially tailed birds come from. Therefore, the chances are if you breed two tailed birds together you probably won't get any rumpless progeny. Don't take this advice as a guarantee, as it really depends on the set of genetic factors your strain of birds carries.
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