Wow, did you manage to get any pictures of her before her moult?

I now have two affected - one is an Isa Brown the other is a Lohmann Brown. I
think I'm just worried that they when these spurs lengthen and harden they will
be able to demand treats with menace :-)

Take care,
Karen
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--- In smallholding@..., eliz_moriarty <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> I think it's more common in some breeds than others. I once had a Maran hen
> that grew sickle feathers/saddle hackles for one season and used to attempt
> to crow. She was an exceptional layer, and the long feathers did not
> grow back after the next moult. Oddly, she had the very close barring that
> Maran cockerels have and was unlike the others maran hens, so maybe there
> was something odd going on as I've never seen another Maran like her (though
> I wouldn't profess to be an expert on the breed).
>
> --- In smallholding@..., "auntie_mabel" <karence@> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Elizabeth, all the books and poultry mags I've read and I've never
come across it once!!! I wondered if they might be transgender chickens!!!
>