Curly feathers?

[nzpouter]

fret marks, had some in my orpingtons... usually the roo chicks..

 

[Ridgerunner]

Just a wild thought. Have you wormed them? Some worming medications will cause the feathers to come in weird.

 

[ChooksChick]

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Excellent question. No, no one has been wormed- I usually do that going into late Fall and early Spring. I'm at a loss as to whether it could be anything but genetic with only half of the various age groups of chicks affected. Very perplexing.