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I have experienced this as well, not often, but have. Really intent breeders would cull these fearing the "effect", might carry over into the next generation. Truth is, they can parent birds that are just fine, and my heart can't let me throw out the baby with the bath water... The bird in the pic appears to be a male. You can tell them apart cause the male will seem to have a longer neck and curved tail feathers, and be more road runnerish in shape. The girls will look more... fat old henish in the body, rounder and not as lean or gamey.