teauxja
In the Brooder
- Apr 20, 2023
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We have 9 pullets - 9 different breeds. All hatched 3/6/2024. One is not developing as quickly, and looks odd compared to the others* (I have included a photo of the BLR Wayandotte for comparison).
Wing feathers are a disaster - like they're growing wrong. She still has so much fuzz. From the side view, her back end looks almost distended.
She is similarly "weighted" to the others (keel bone is similar to the others), she eats, drinks, socializes, etc. There nothing odd about her behavior - just the way she looks.
I was assuming it may just be that she's delayed, but at almost a month, I'm wondering if this was the anomaly of the clutch and she likely won't thrive to adulthood. Any ideas? TIA!
*Others: 4 Marans (we know not to compare with those), a Cream Legbar, a BLR Wayandotte, a Blue Australorp, a Black Orpington and the Lavender Orpington. (I don't think we got the black orpington but don't know what else we got)...I am assuming the chick in the photo is the Lavender Orpington due to the color of the feathers). (I've had Wayandottes, Australorps and Orpingtons in the past)
Wing feathers are a disaster - like they're growing wrong. She still has so much fuzz. From the side view, her back end looks almost distended.
She is similarly "weighted" to the others (keel bone is similar to the others), she eats, drinks, socializes, etc. There nothing odd about her behavior - just the way she looks.
I was assuming it may just be that she's delayed, but at almost a month, I'm wondering if this was the anomaly of the clutch and she likely won't thrive to adulthood. Any ideas? TIA!
*Others: 4 Marans (we know not to compare with those), a Cream Legbar, a BLR Wayandotte, a Blue Australorp, a Black Orpington and the Lavender Orpington. (I don't think we got the black orpington but don't know what else we got)...I am assuming the chick in the photo is the Lavender Orpington due to the color of the feathers). (I've had Wayandottes, Australorps and Orpingtons in the past)