Balding? Nope! different color head feathers coming in?!?!?!

[holachicka]

So out of 100 eggs, I hatched 32 (first hatch, don't open the bator unless necessary!) one died a few days later... I have three goldens in the group, and today I noticed they all had a bald spot!! I thought they were getting picked on, but when I looked closely, it was darker feathers coming in on the top of their heads! Is this normal? Or will the rest of the bird darken too?

 

[sabong]

its completely normal...some birds can even be born with the feathers coming in like this...well mine does anyway

 

[JJMR794]

Doesnt Sound Like Golden To Me, But Rather English Whites.

 

[holachicka]

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Really? none were marked W... Cool. Even though the spots came later?

 

[aprophet]

goldens will have racing stripes the whites will be all yellow except for the spot sometimes a pied looking spot or two on their backs

 

[holachicka]

They have the stripes, I'll get s pic up soon to show you guys.

It's dial up so give me an hour or 4 .

 

[peewee]

Just to show you the difference:

Golden chick on the left and wild on the right.

English white chick ( don't have a good pic of the spot on the back of the head).

Good luck with your little ones!

 

[holachicka]

Yup, they were the golden coloring, I'll still have to get some pics!!

 

[shelleyd2008]

I have some goldens that have black markings and some that have maroon markings. The black coming in on the heads is fine.
Hen with black markings:

Roo with maroon markings:

Baby with black markings (upper):

'Nother baby with black markings (right):

Group shot (front left is a male with maroon markings, all others have black markings):