No, they don't - I'm a very casual collector, and I'll accept anything from hair cuts to chew marks (as long as the pony hasn't had large chunks bitten out of it...!) The only imperfection that irks me is pindot mold, because even though it is treatable, it always leaves ponies looking like they have a bad case of acne.

Mine is Gambit, named after a chess opening move. ^__^

Everyone has such beautiful birds! I wish that I could own doves, but, with chickens, my hands are a bit full at the moment.
Rather than spam the thread with pictures of all of my birds, I'll just post a few of my favorites. 

This is Peeve - who, quite literally, lives up to her name most of the time. For anyone wondering, she's a Salmon Favorelle hen.

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This is Chickadee, my beloved Americauna hen who is one of the very first birds I ever purchased. She may be almost seven years old, but she isn't letting age prevent her from laying-
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And these two boogers are Couscous (The goose) and Bandit (The duck). These two were hatched from eggs that a friend gave us, and they're both a little over one year old.

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I'll stop spamming the thread now.