Chick with no comb!

[KCkitten05]

Where did it come from?
Amerucana's have a pea comb, muff and beard. The comb would not be that large to begin with. It will be interesting to see how that develops.

I bred my lavender amerucana to black copper marans, amerucanas, and Leghorn.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

My Wyandotte's comb (or lack there of) was just like this as chicks and they have really nice, beautiful small combs now at 10 months old. One of my "Hatchery Ameraucana's" (Actual Easter Egger) looked just like this as well. Her comb is very tiny now, even after maturity growth and reddening. Such a beautiful chick, by the way!

 

[KCkitten05]

My Wyandotte's comb (or lack there of) was just like this as chicks and they have really nice, beautiful small combs now at 10 months old. One of my "Hatchery Ameraucana's" (Actual Easter Egger) looked just like this as well. Her comb is very tiny now, even after maturity growth and reddening. Such a beautiful chick, by the way!

Thank you for putting my mind at ease! I was totally baffled. I was kinda bummed they lacked color, but I knew lavender creates black with lavender spilt passed down. I'll have to breed hens back to roo for more lavender.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'll keep posting photos.. all the other chicks combs look normal.. I've hatched a lot of chicks and I've never seen this.

Please do keep posting. I would like the see the parents as well.

In your photo, the other chicks look to have a straight comb so those are more "visible".

 

[aart]

Please do keep posting. I would like the see the parents as well.

Yes, please.

 

[KCkitten05]

Here are some of my chicks. I think I messed up by selling off all the roos(last 3 pictures) that I know were sired by my lav amerucana. I have 7 more younger offspring but their father isn't my Amerucana.. it's an EE (light brahma/lav amerucana cross). I'm debating whether or not to keep the BCM/EE roo from this project.. would he have any lavender genes? I'm thinking he wouldn't..