Chicken without a tongue?

[rosemarythyme]

Wow I've never seen that before.

 

[frostic]

Quick update. vanilla is doing good, however since she has no tongue, I have to use a cotton swab daily to clean her mouth as things dry in her mouth at the tip of her beak. i hope as she gets older she can manage it by herself as right now shes not. @Wyorp Rock @rosemarythyme

 

[rosemarythyme]

Quick update. vanilla is doing good, however since she has no tongue, I have to use a cotton swab daily to clean her mouth as things dry in her mouth at the tip of her beak. i hope as she gets older she can manage it by herself as right now shes not. @Wyorp Rock @rosemarythyme

Aww, poor thing! But it sounds like she's getting by pretty well with your care and help. Thanks for the update!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Quick update. vanilla is doing good, however since she has no tongue, I have to use a cotton swab daily to clean her mouth as things dry in her mouth at the tip of her beak. i hope as she gets older she can manage it by herself as right now shes not. @Wyorp Rock @rosemarythyme

Is she gaining weight and growing?
That's great! You may need to clean her beak for the rest of her life, but I'm glad she's still doing o.k.

 

[frostic]

Is she gaining weight and growing?
That's great! You may need to clean her beak for the rest of her life, but I'm glad she's still doing o.k.

Yes she is, but shes always been smaller than the other 2 girls. but I think shes not the breed i was told (again) lol...

 

[rosemarythyme]

Yes she is, but shes always been smaller than the other 2 girls. but I think shes not the breed i was told (again) lol...

What breed were you told she was? Any updated photos?

 

[frostic]

What breed were you told she was? Any updated photos?

I don't know what breed she is. my first chicken i was told was an EE but she turned out to be as aracana. it was proven wrong when she got her cheek feathers.
this girl became the one below

she became this beauty

now this white chick was supposed to be a white sussex

but Don't look like one to me.

she was born without a tongue and I think shes an aracana. shes got the same odd shaped head like the other one had as a chick. she eats her own tail feathers too. its really odd. lol

 

[rosemarythyme]

Hmm, not a clue as to breed! Definitely not a white anything.

 

[frostic]

In this image i pointed out some odd feathers shes got. they stand out from her body. i can't get a pic of them because she wont extend her neck. but when she does. they stick strait up in the air on the joint of her wings. they are really odd. so she looks like a crazy cat lady chicken a bit lol

 

[rosemarythyme]

She's definitely a special bird so wouldn't surprise me if you found more oddities over time. My special needs bird kept revealing more oddities as she aged - she'll never be "normal" but she gets by ok just as she is.