Weird toes

[Maggiechrisman]

Hi friends!

One of my RK Polish has got some weird a** toes. They bend in different directions when it walks. It’s the only one of my Polish that look like this and also it’s beak has a flat spot in the middle of it with wide-set nostrils. Birth defect? Alien? Normal?

 

[Shadrach]

Hi friends!

One of my RK Polish has got some weird a** toes. They bend in different directions when it walks. It’s the only one of my Polish that look like this and also it’s beak has a flat spot in the middle of it with wide-set nostrils. Birth defect? Alien? Normal?

Breeding/hatching defects would seem most likely.

 

[Maggiechrisman]

Breeding/hatching defects would seem most likely.

It seems to function like a normal chicken. Do you think QOL would be affected?

 

[fluffycrow]

From what I understand the wide nostrils are a normal polish thing. The toe thing is not. Is it possible the bird could have hurt its toes some time during early brooding stages? Sometimes it can be genetic as well, that's where I bet my money on. Either way I wouldn't breed that bird. Let's get the Polish expert in here, he might be able to tell us if it's common in the breed @BastyPutt

 

[Shadrach]

It seems to function like a normal chicken. Do you think QOL would be affected?

Probably not if they are mobile. Chicken cope with some seemingly impossible handicaps.

 

[Maggiechrisman]

From what I understand the wide nostrils are a normal polish thing. The toe thing is not. Is it possible the bird could have hurt its toes some time during early brooding stages? Sometimes it can be genetic as well, that's where i bet my money on. Either way I wouldn't breed that bird. Let's get the Polish expert in here, he might be able if it's common in the breed @BastyPutt

I noticed it when it was very young in the brooder. Probably within the first week of having it. As far as breeding goes, I have 0 clue on how to avoid a single bird from being bred. I also don’t know my polish’s genders lol I know I for sure have one roo and I THINK the other 4 are hens… think

 

[Maggiechrisman]

Probably not if they are mobile. Chicken cope with some seemingly impossible handicaps.

Man I bend down too quick and I’m f*cked for a few days

 

[fluffycrow]

It seems to function like a normal chicken. Do you think QOL would be affected?

I agree with Shadrach. If it's made this far, it'll do fine. Might not be able to scratch the ground efficiently, and might have some trouble mounting (if it's a cockerel), but overall it'll live a seemingly normal-ish life

 

[Maggiechrisman]

I agree with Shadrach. If it's made this far, it'll do fine. Might not be able to scratch the ground efficiently, and might have some trouble mounting (if it's a cockerel), but overall it'll live a seemingly normal-ish life

It acts normal as far as I can tell thankfully

 

[Shadrach]

I'll assume that's due to old age or lack of excercise rather than poor genetics and/or inbreeding.