TheFatBlueCat
Crowing
Hi all,
I have just noticed that some of my juvenile birds have very slight webbing between their front 3 toes. It does not cause them any issues and is so minor I've only just noticed and gone to look at all of them (they're 9 weeks old). My question is, is this genetic, incubation related, or nutritional? If there is no clear answer, what are people's thoughts.
It is 1 of my barred rocks (out of 4) and 2 of my partridge rocks (out of 6). Both lines are from the same breeder and the eggs were incubated together under a broody. My thoughts were that perhaps it is nutrional or incubation related as it seems kinda unusual both lines would have the same genetic issue. I've had birds from this breeder before without any issues although not in large numbers.
The chicks I hatched from my own eggs from my own parent birds did not have this going on.
The barred rock with the webbing is one of the ones I had pegged as a keeper for myself. I don't really want to breed from her if it's a genetic condition, although it really is very minor. I don't breed to show or sell to show so it's not a big deal but I still like to have my birds be of good quality.
Sorry no photos they're fast little monsters. It is very even webbing and much less than I've seen in other photos. It causes no issue with toe mobility or their ability to balance or get around.
I have just noticed that some of my juvenile birds have very slight webbing between their front 3 toes. It does not cause them any issues and is so minor I've only just noticed and gone to look at all of them (they're 9 weeks old). My question is, is this genetic, incubation related, or nutritional? If there is no clear answer, what are people's thoughts.
It is 1 of my barred rocks (out of 4) and 2 of my partridge rocks (out of 6). Both lines are from the same breeder and the eggs were incubated together under a broody. My thoughts were that perhaps it is nutrional or incubation related as it seems kinda unusual both lines would have the same genetic issue. I've had birds from this breeder before without any issues although not in large numbers.
The chicks I hatched from my own eggs from my own parent birds did not have this going on.
The barred rock with the webbing is one of the ones I had pegged as a keeper for myself. I don't really want to breed from her if it's a genetic condition, although it really is very minor. I don't breed to show or sell to show so it's not a big deal but I still like to have my birds be of good quality.
Sorry no photos they're fast little monsters. It is very even webbing and much less than I've seen in other photos. It causes no issue with toe mobility or their ability to balance or get around.
