I know I JUST had you guys help solve a crisis but LOOK AT THIS , help please

[WVduckchick]

I suspect it will shrivel up and fall off and not be an issue. But I will sure be curious to see how it goes.

 

[Amer]

I suspect it will shrivel up and fall off and not be an issue. But I will sure be curious to see how it goes.

Same.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

 

[DobieLover]

I don't really understand what inbreeding has to do with this? Usually extra body parts have nothing to do with inbreeding... a lot of the time extra limbs and whatnot can be contributed to parasitic twins or the like. Extra cellular material... I'd be willing to bet that even if you bred him, the offspring would be completely (or, at least relatively) normal. Not that I'm suggesting to try it, but I doubt inbreeding had anything to do with this. Especially considering birds are far more tolerant of it than mammals.

It's important to realize that almost every cell in an organism is exactly the same. Your cheek cells have the same DNA that codes for your brain, your stomach, your toes... sometimes a group of cells will just read the wrong instructions! It's actually quite a miracle this isn't more common, given how complex organisms are!

Like others have said, there's no need to cull the poor thing if he's not suffering health-wise. That's such a weird stance to have - he's perfectly fine. He'll never even know anything is different about him!

This is my thinking. That this boy is a parasitic twin. He hatched from a double yolk egg and he absorbed his twin during development. It has been documented in humans. Leave the little man alone and let's all see how he develops.

 

[aart]

I had a friend we called “Toehead”. This reminds me of him.

(I believe it’s a term of endearment for a red headed kid, or maybe very light blonde haired kid?) I can’t remember.

Towhead......very light blonde.

 

[aart]

Cant wait to see what happens with this toe head.
Curious about bones in the toes, if they are attached to the skull?
Might be interesting to wet the down so attachment is easier to see?

There was a thread earlier this year with a chick that had an extra beak growing out of it's face.

 

[Kiki]

I had a friend we called “Toehead”. This reminds me of him.

(I believe it’s a term of endearment for a red headed kid, or maybe very light blonde haired kid?) I can’t remember.

Blonde...I was one.

 

[WVduckchick]

Towhead......very light blonde.

Oh! Tow! I’ll have to go look up what it means. It just popped in my head. (No pun intended hahaha)

 

[123RedBeard]

No way dude, this duck is awesome

Well you asked in the OP ...

What should I do about this????

So ... I gave my opinion ... don't come crying to me when it dies an early death, after you got attached to it.

What do you think is happening on the inside of its skull?

 

[WVduckchick]

Well you asked in the OP ...



So ... I gave my opinion ... don't come crying to me when it dies an early death, after you got attached to it.

What do you think is happening on the inside of its skull?

It’s difficult to cull any bird for any reason, so why not give it a shot at a pet life? If it starts having trouble, I’m sure she will do the proper thing.