dwarfism

So my chicken seems to have pretty standard thyrogenous dwarfism. She's got the short legs, apple head, hook beak, hook toes, weird feathers (she never grew down), on top of only being 1lb compared to her brother who is 5lbs. The thing is she is 22 weeks old. Everything I have read has said she...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarfism_in_chickens https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/thyrogenous-dwarfism-in-poultry.72684/ First link covers the second some, but that's okay. Share what you know about Dwarfism? It's an interesting subject.

I've been having some concerns lately about the growth of my white coturnix quail. I first got her from a chicken swap for $4 (mind you, this INCLUDED the cage, food, etc., so I was already sceptic), and took her home without an ounce of knowledge on any preexisting health conditions, much less...

So, I have a little Cochin bantam chick that is in need of a name and I find myself grasping at straws for a suitable name. No idea of the gender, but any and all name suggestions will be considered. Now, this little peep is rather special. It hatched out from under a broody hen with several...

These pics were taken at six weeks old. The little dwarf is a Tolbunt Polish Frizzle with a standard-size pedigree. The big one is a Silkie-cross chick of the same age that I put in with her for company My little chicklet is now 8 weeks old and the size of a starling! Yet she eats and drinks...