delayed feathering

  1. JBchickenyard

    6 weeks old and barely any feathers

    We got 5 baby chicks 6 weeks ago, all different breeds. This gal (Australorp) still has almost no feathers while all the others have most of their adult feathers coming in. She's not being picked on/bullied and seems otherwise healthy. She's getting bigger, just no real feathers coming in. We're...
  2. B

    Ursula or Ursuhim?

    I know everyone keeps saying that chicks have to be at least 6 weeks old before you can tell their gender. However, I have one sweetheart named Ursula and they are just soooo much different than their counterparts. They turned 4 weeks old this past Monday. I have 7 Brahmas altogether and...
    • Bone Bunny
    • Thread
    • brahma cockeral? cockerel or pullet? delayed feathering feather feathering gender gender 4 week i dont know what im doing
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    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  3. kurby22

    How slow is typical for slow feathering??

    So I know that each bird is different and they feather at their own rate...but how slow is too slow or is there such a thing? I got 4 chicks at the same time that are all within a day of each other age wise. I believe they’re approximately 3.5 weeks old. I got two lavender Orps and two BLRWs...
  4. MaliceAlexx

    The Late Bloomer

    So my last post about Lucy (aka Nubby) talked mostly about her weird nubby wings (which is still a mystery), as well as her lack of feathers. Well, today I found an article about delayed feathering in chicks. It's not something I've personally come across before raising chicks, so I thought I...
    • MaliceAlexx
    • Thread
    • 4 weeks brahma chick health delayed feathering feathers genetics late bloomer month old wings
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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