Any idea what's up with my chick?

[rosemarythyme]

Try wetting some of the chick feed. Similar to how you'd handle a crossbeak, it may be easier for it to eat wet feed in a deep dish.

I can't remember when... but someone had a post last year maybe, where a chick actually had its tongue sticking out of an opening in the lower beak. I'm wondering if this is similar, except the tongue isn't exposed.

 

[AgnesGray]

Good thinking. Poor little... I'm sorry I didn't notice sooner.

 

[Mvan42]

Noticed the beak to but thought it was the breed.

 

[AgnesGray]

I brought him/her in for some time alone with the food bowl and chicky fell asleep on my hand on the journey. I gave my hoodie to the cause of keeping him warm and he slept there while i worked from home for about an hour which seemed unusual also. There is another one that's similar but not as severe. Does anyone recognize the breed and if so, should I let the hatchery or breeder know?

 

[aart]

There is another one that's similar but not as severe....
....should I let the hatchery or breeder know?

I'd guess it's a genetic anomaly.
Yes, I'd let them know.
Where did you get the hatching eggs?

 

[AgnesGray]

I'd guess it's a genetic anomaly.
Yes, I'd let them know.
Where did you get the hatching eggs?

Depends on the breed. If it's a jersey giant, it's a hatchery chick. If it's an australorp, they were hatching eggs from a local breeder. If it's an olive egger, they were hatching eggs from yet another source. They all hatched within a few days time to be part of the same clan, but since these two are about half the size of the others and with unusual features, I can't quite say which they are. I went back through the just hatched and 1 week old pics and still can't say which they are as none of them had these features at that time and have all changed since then, but have similar markings.

I hope this little guy makes it. My husband has affectionately dubbed him Danny DeVito for his short round little form and somewhat scruffy feathers. We hope he is a success and are way more attached than we should be considering.

 

[aart]

Too bad you didn't mark or separate eggs in bator and band.
How many chicks total?
Leg and feet color might help differentiate.
Don't know exactly but I think AU and JG have different feet color.
Might post pics in the 'what breed' forum.

 

[AgnesGray]

Too bad you didn't mark or separate eggs in bator and band.
How many chicks total?
Leg and feet color might help differentiate.
Don't know exactly but I think AU and JG have different feet color.
Might post pics in the 'what breed' forum.

That would have been a very good plan. 27 total chicks. They're pretty much a swarm at this stage. I'll look up the feet colors, thanks for the tip. If I can't get narrow it down enough from that, I'll post in the breed forum. Thanks

 

[aart]

That would have been a very good plan. 27 total chicks. They're pretty much a swarm at this stage. I'll look up the feet colors, thanks for the tip. If I can't get narrow it down enough from that, I'll post in the breed forum. Thanks

Do you know what cross your OE's are?

 

[AgnesGray]

Do you know what cross your OE's are?

No, I can check with the person I got them from. My own OE has feathered legs. This one doesn't. I think his are F6 OEs but I don't know what the mix is. The legs are black/gray but the toes are pink.