Yes the extent people go through is amazing. And they don't understand why vets don't train to take care of $5 chickens.
Eugenics is frowned upon. People treat animals like their children. People don't want to get house dogs or cats fixed because they have a right to experience being a parent.
This has been a issue with some of my mixed families. The hen in the tree 10 ft above the crying chicks. I'm locking up coops with a light and hear them. Sometimes when I come over the hen comes down. Sometimes I have to knock her down with a pole.
Sometimes she's smart enough that there's...
Sorry you lost him but glad you could find the silver lining.
I had an owl take out my breeding tom last week. But I was thinking I needed new blood in a couple years and didn't want to cull him.
I apologize if I offended you. :hugs
I just thought you might have a link available. I don't have the best internet service being in a hollow and next to high power lines.
I did find this
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119475500
Might be the hatchery they come from. I had a few CX from townline hatchery I bought at Big r. I skinned them and didn't see any wing claws, one I kept for breeding. Most of my flock is out of her, and I haven't seen any wing claws in the cockerels I harvested.