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Windrider said:
Oh, I am a chicken keeper! I joined 12 years ago to research keeping chickens and a year later got my bantam cochins as started pullets. They were a show breeder's culls (not perfect enough to breed), and I count myself lucky. They were not bred for excessive laying, and indeed went broody a lot, but it saved them from reproductive issues. I lost them from what I guess was extreme old age just last year, since there were no warnings of sickness. One died at 9, the other two at 10 years old.

When the powers that be made the regs for poultry in Los Angeles, they probably didn't have my tiny beach-city property in mind. I got out my tape measure and made sure my open air coop was strictly legal to the inch, but it was a tight fit! Of course, my hens were mostly pets and garden helpers and got to roam the whole yard when I was out there working. With poultry shows starting back up after the pandemic, I am going to be looking for another three or four bantam pullets this summer.
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Amazing! LOVE this!
 
Windrider said:
Jurassic Chicken ;) Actually, Jurassic Bantam, since they were tiny, about 110 grams. Not actually bird ancestors, but non-avian theropods like T. rex.
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Birds still have the genes to grow teeth, there is just a mutation that disables it. Researches know HOW birds lost their teeth, but there is no consensus on WHY.

https://www.audubon.org/news/how-birds-lost-their-teeth
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That was an interesting read. I was surprised there was no mention of development of the gizzard. Presumably developing a muscular organ and a habit of swallowing stones would have accompanied loss of teeth.
 
RoyalChick said:
That was an interesting read. I was surprised there was no mention of development of the gizzard. Presumably developing a muscular organ and a habit of swallowing stones would have accompanied loss of teeth.
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So here I am trying to read the article after a bit of wine and I'm stuck on the loss of enamel. It seems to me the composition of beak is still different than teeth even with that loss. Again...I've had wine so my comprehension is a little...less...
 
RebeccaBoyd said:
Thank you. Actually both my boys and 2 of my girls have feathered feet. 1 of my original hens and her 2 young granddaughters have clean legs. When I lost my original boy Drumstick to a coyote I also lost a clean leg daughter of Daisy who is my original clean legged girl so I'm keeping her 2 daughters. I got my marans from a guy who is somewhat local to me here in Kentucky. I got 6 almost 3 week old chicks from him and ended up with 4 boys and 2 girls which is my luck as even myself my hatch rate this past year has been heavily males. I actually prefer the feathered feet, but I also like the clean legs as when you have a predominately black flock it's easier to pick out who's who just by looking at their legs. When I paired up my clean legged girls with my boys they have produced about 40% chicks with clean legs. I'm actually very happy with one of the clean legged pullets I'm keeping. She just turned 3 months old and so far she's got something that is lacking to varying degree's with my girls, a full copper hackle marking.
Here is a photo of Little Corona I took about 3 weeks ago, I think she's going to be a beauty when she grows up.
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She already a beauty. 🥰
 

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