Quote Originally Posted by herefishy View Post
I think one of the funnier things I have heard of regarding breeding genetic hackle birds was that they also had to breed for longer legs, to keep the feathers out of the dirt.
You should hear Henry Hoffman talk about this. He has a display board showing the progress of his hackles from generation to generation. Listening to him is one of the most fascinatiing discusions I think I've ever had related to fly tying.