Meet Polly - the Pirate Chicken :) *Update on page 6!*

[ZooMummzy]

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Thank you for the information on the feeder, I will look into it since I cannot seem to find anything locally. And oh yes, she/he is getting plenty. I think the stunted development is a genetic issue because one eye is missing as well as the beak. She/he has never seemed hungry. Because this is a hatch defect, I think he/she just learned how to eat enough from the beginning. I always keep the feeder filled and deep so the shovel method works for her/him and my other cross beak Polish. The chickens love eating the excess food from her/his beak lol.

Well, I'll know for sure when an egg comes out! I don't think he'll be crowing. He cannot open his beak at all so if it's a crow, it certainly won't be normal

 

[ZooMummzy]

Ok, here are photos from tonight. I think he is a he. There are saddle feathers developing, curving tail feathers, pointed cape feathers and his coloring is different than my RIR hens. I just think that he is stunted due to his hatch deformities. I got his age wrong - he is almost 5 months. He's healthy and loving so that is all that matters to me.

 

[ZooMummzy]

It has been quite awhile since I updated about Jack, so I wanted to let everyone know he is still going strong and crowing his little head off! The cross beak sure didn't stop that

He lives outside in a garage kennel for most of the year with his friends Sally (a blue naked neck frizzle) and Sid (a blue Cochin/Silkie cross). It's a messed up trio lol but they all get along great. Sid is very protective of Jack and Jack is very protective of Sally. I trim his beak as needed and he has never had a problem eating. He loves his new rabbit water bottle. I was a bit worried but he was the first one to try it out!

Here he is, almost 2 years old and going strong!

 

[Shayna]

Thanks for the update! He looks good! You've done a great job with him.

 

[ZooMummzy]

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Thanks!!! He's still my sweet boy, gives me kisses by rubbing his beak up and down my cheek!

 

[chics n more]

If you had a little corn cob pipe he'd make a great popeye the sailor! Reminds me of Robin Williams as Popeye!

 

[ZooMummzy]

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