Chicken waddle. Only one is developed. Anyone else see this?

Securitygirl64 · Nov 15, 2015

My blue Cochin (her name is Shadow) only has one developed waddle. She is supposedly 9 months old. I got her in July from a breeder who stated she was 5 months old. No, she has not started laying and she show no signs of laying yet. Not squatting or checking out the laying box. She is very calm and seems to be on the bottom of the pecking order of a flock of 10 hens. I do not have any roosters.
I have search the web and other forums and have not found anything on this. Anyone else seen this? Will the other waddle eventually catch up?

Toddrick · Nov 15, 2015

I dunno, but she is absolutely gorgeous!

Eggcessive · Nov 15, 2015

It is probably just a birth defect with her wattle. Her comb is looking red, so she might be laying soon. When they come into lay this late in the year, the daylight hours aren't enough, so she may not lay until late winter. You can turn on a light in the coop for several hours in the morning to extend the light hours to help in laying. Some people do this, some just let them take a break in winter. There only needs to be 12 hours of daylight for egg laying. My light come on at 6 AM for a couple of hours, and back on from 4-6 PM. They are outside the rest of the time.

mahanarama · Oct 25, 2021

I have been searching on this topic- I have a gorgeous young roo (10weeks) who has this same situation- one much smaller wattle on one side, the other normal. I’m wondering if it’s genetic or something else as I don’t want to pass it on to chicks he may father in my flock. Cant find any info about it! It’s an old thread but let me know if you know more

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