I have 6 chickens approximately 11 weeks old and just noticed yesterday that the tail on one of them is tilting to the right. On reading, it looks like wry tail, which write-ups say is usually genetic. But I'm confused by the timing of the appearance - I'd expect a genetic defect to show up earlier, or more gradually as she grew. She's probably about 1/2 of her adult weight, maybe a little less. On the other hand, I do see other people mentioning a wry tail appearing at a few months, so maybe this is normal.
So my question is: Is this the usual presentation of genetic wry tail (appearing at an age of a few months), or is it more likely to be an injury or disease (tumor etc)?
So my question is: Is this the usual presentation of genetic wry tail (appearing at an age of a few months), or is it more likely to be an injury or disease (tumor etc)?