Why does she have an extra toe?

[TinyRaptorDodos]

You mean with a spur? That's really not uncommon. I've had a handful.

Do you actually know if she has any inbreeding in her? Either way she likely wouldn't get a random extra toe on her feet if she had related parents. Birds handle inbreeding far better than mammals.


Generally twin eggs aren't viable at all.

Yeah the hen that brooded her came from my momma hen who was bred with my Barred rooster, the white roo hatched from the white hens egg then the white hen went broody again and hatched more eggs with the white roo being her only rooster and the white hen being her only white not fluffy cheeked hen- if that makes sense. I’ve read inbreeding isn’t visible but will cause internal issues later in life such as earlier heart failure or more at risk of heart attacks

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Dangit I would check his dad but he died- could it be a Cochin trait? The dad of the dad was believed to be a frizzle cochin

He didn’t have feathered feet, so wasn’t a pure cochin.

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

He didn’t have feathered feet, so wasn’t a pure cochin.

I meant this guy sorry- the white roos dad. I would check him for extra toes but he died

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Dangit I would check his dad but he died- could it be a Cochin trait? The dad of the dad was believed to be a frizzle cochin

No. Cochins should have 4 toes

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Yeah the hen that brooded her came from my momma hen who was bred with my Barred rooster, the white roo hatched from the white hens egg then the white hen went broody again and hatched more eggs with the white roo being her only rooster and the white hen being her only white not fluffy cheeked hen- if that makes sense. I’ve read inbreeding isn’t visible but will cause internal issues later in life such as earlier heart failure or more at risk of heart attacks

Severe genetic bottle necking (as in generations upon generations upon generations upon generations of sister to brothers) can cause some health issues, but if you breed Two unrelated birds with those issues in their lines, they can reproduce the same problems despite not having any relation

 

[Quail_]

What do you mean by rooster foot?

Spur. I coudlt think of what it was called since it was early in the morning for me

 

[nuthatched]

Spur. I coudlt think of what it was called since it was early in the morning for me

Oh. Ok. I was curious.
I have a few hens with spurs, but they aren't impressive.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Oh. Ok. I was curious.
I have a few hens with spurs, but they aren't impressive.

My Spitzhauben girls have short ones, but wicked sharp nonetheless. Wish it was somewhat they could pass on regularly