Olive Egger Rooster

[KAT_13]

Ok, so I have two Olive Egger roosters and I’m so confused about this one…he’s always seemed off since he was little and now that he’s grown up, he doesn’t look like my other OE Rooster (he’s just shaped so odd…and he has the personality to match). Is there something off to y’all? Or am I just crazy here….

 

[Eggcessive]

I believe that is a spinal deformity called roach back.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hunchbacked-chicken-injured-or-w-sketch.1184752/

There is another example in this link:
https://cluckin.net/lethargic-bantam-chickens.html

 

[KAT_13]

I believe that is a spinal deformity called roach back.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hunchbacked-chicken-injured-or-w-sketch.1184752/

There is another example in this link:
https://cluckin.net/lethargic-bantam-chickens.html

Thank you so much for the information,
I’ve never heard of this before! He’s still pretty young (about 16-18 weeks) which might be why the “hump” isn’t so defined. But he’s definitely straight and tall when he walks (not a normal rooster stance to me)…well none I’ve ever seen anyway. He is a “lazy” rooster, he lays a lot. But he eats and drinks and is active but no other rooster I’ve ever had laid down (so that was different), they’ve always kept busy. If this is roach back, I see that it’s hereditary and wondering what my options are/should be for him? I’ve never been in this situation before.