We were gypped a toe!

[Cuttlefishherder]

Lol We have our first crested chickens, Mottled Houdans!Yayayayayaya! But when we got home some one asked 'I thought they had 5 toes?' and sure enough, the one she was holding only had 4 toes! So we checked the other one and she has 5 toes. Lol So is it usual that they some times come with four toes? Just curious, they wont be show birds or any thing, just back yard pets.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Not uncommon. Polydactyly has a wide range of expression. Unless you told the breeder you wanted birds for showing or that meet the standard, missing a toe is no big deal.

 

[Illia]

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Also to note - Hatchery/poor quality Houdans and Houdan crosses are VERY common.