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Clueless

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I have 2 blue fronts, both are DNA male. One has big feet, one has small. Has anybody else found 2 of the same species that have vastly different feet size?
 

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Yes, foot size varies considerably. I've seen it in parrots and wild red tails. It's one of the things we falconers look at when deciding to keep a bird. A small male with thick strong toes could handle prey better than a larger bird with skinny toes and thin tarsi. I've passed over some nice looking Hawks because they had smaller feet than I thought necessary to handle the target game species. Similar to people being big or small boned.
 

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Yes! Harley has big greyish feet and Luna has tiny little reddish feet. They are both quite different. She is a lutino, Harley a pied, could also be gender? They're feet are quite different.
 

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I only have Lucy for a comparison, so to me she has big feet. I do know if she ever gets a grip on you, you have to pry her feet open to get loose :wacky:
 

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I only have Lucy for a comparison, so to me she has big feet. I do know if she ever gets a grip on you, you have to pry her feet open to get loose :wacky:
I have puncture wounds from MC. He need his nails done.
 
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