I'm so glad Jim turned out to be a hen! The two feather-few birds I was telling you about...one is hen, the other cockrel. The hen was the one most naked but she looks great now!
We picked out a straight-run chick at the farm store that looked about like Jim. When he got his first feathers he had about 12! He turned into a male australorp and it took 7 mos or so to feather out. He wound up with no tail but was beautiful! So, don't freak if he sheds his down and runs...