holy crap! My polish pullet has toe fuzz!

[kari_dawn]

I was playing with my chickens today, something I hardly ever have the time to do it seems, and I realized Mantis has teeny tiny feathers between her toes! WHY?





aw, anyone know how to rotate the picture?

 

[debs_flock]

Those are called "stubs" and would be a disqualification for her at a show. Generally they can pop up after bathing a chicken in preparation for showing, when the skin is soft. Most exhibitors will carefully inspect the legs of clean-legged birds before putting them into a show cage.

If she's a pet, it's not an issue for you at all.

Deb

 

[kari_dawn]

nope, she is just a backyard hatchery bird. So was there a feather footed breed in the polish background?

Do people pluck them if they pop up on a show bird?

 

[Illia]

It is preferred that you do NOT pluck it out for show, but some people do. I've never heard of it in Polish though, and no, no feather-legged breeds back there for at least 100+ years.

It might just be a fluke, or it might be that the hatchery accidentally or purposefully threw in a feather-legged bird a few generations back.

 

[kari_dawn]

Wow, that's pretty cool. Thanks for the info illia. My money is on a feather footed breed tossed in generations back...