Cream Legbar hen with no tail?

[Cluckatar]

I have three cream legbar chicks that I hatched from shipped eggs. One roo and two hens, 13 weeks old. I'm wondering if more experienced breeders could tell me if they are normal for the breed? I apologize for the photos, I can't ever get a good shot at this age, and in a run.. but here are a few. They are production line focused, eggs from Foxfire.

The hen in the third pic has no tail, has never had any sign of a tail. Is a rumpless cream legbar a thing? They have extra comb spurs that only a mother would love (yes, I love their combs, but I'm prepared to hear that those are a fault). The other hen seems to have a normal tail, and the little roo is lovely. The other two from this hatch are mosaics.

 

[aart]

Does she have an actual tail, but no tail feathers?

 

[Cluckatar]

It’s a completely rounded rump. No discernible tail.

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

Rumpless legbars pop up from time to time, I've seen several people report them in the legbar groups on FB this year.

I personally think they look really cool. Would be nice to try to get a pair of them together but i think I've only seen females.

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Maybe a mix of a rumpless americauna

 

[Cluckatar]

She does have a cool look. I'm hoping she lays a nice egg, which is my main goal for this group. If she does, I will go ahead and breed her and see what happens.

 

[Bantambird]

rumplessness is a common mutation that can happen in chickens. Some breeds are more susceptible than others. In Marans, about 1 in 100 can hatch with rumplessness in my flock. I eat rumpless cockerels when old enough to eat but there is nothing saying a rumpless female wouldn't lay eggs perfectly fine. Breeding rumpless (like aracauna) comes with its own problems, as the lack of tailbone can make breeding hit or miss for the cocks.