Fifth toe on only one foot

Abbie79

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Mar 7, 2013
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At TSC I checked out several grey/black chicks from the bantam bin that had five toes. I was sure that the chick I was asking for was a blue silkie bantam. Just today I realized this fuzzy legged chick only has four toes on one foot and technically three toes, and one split x 2 toe on the other. Is this a defect? What breed do I have?
 
Some silkies are born with the wrong number of toes, and that would not affect their value in a pet flock. Breeders and those who show silkies would not be able to use them.

I hope this helps. I am assuming that your chick looks like a silkie chick in all the other ways.
 
It does, as far as I understand it. It has black colored feet and skin, and an irregular shaped dome/plumage developing on it's head. This excludes it from being a Cochin bantam, yes?
 

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