Developmental delay?

[squishychicky]

That is a possibility...and I guess being so small means it might be something the others can't fit in. Although she also has no tail, just a downy fluffy tuft

 

[squishychicky]

Everything seems pretty chilled in the run, I've had a good watch, she happily eats and drinks even with the big girls around. She's the blog perching on the log

 

[Fishkeeper]

I wonder if whatever causes the naked neck appearance in chickens might have popped up in her. It looks too perfect to be some sort of plucking issue- completely naked in just that area. Maybe it's a genetic mutation.

 

[alexa009]

She might be slow to mature regarding size and slow feather development. I have seen multiple chicks half the size of their flockmates and sprout up equal in a heartbeat. Although I do not oppose of the fact that it may be a genetic mutation and she might be a bantam.

 

[squishychicky]

As an aside, the word "her" is being used a lot, is this because we think it's a girl, or just habit?

 

[alexa009]

As an aside, the word "her" is being used a lot, is this because we think it's a girl, or just habit?

She has no comb development for only 6 weeks of age which makes it look like a pullet.

 

[Mosey2003]

Ahhhh, here we go, I commented on the post on this girl in the other forum.

If you got her from a breeder, that explains it. Better bred Barred Rocks feather in much more slowly, they also mature slower. She's totally normal. Bit of a shame her legs aren't yellow, but otherwise I thought the barring looked rather nice for a hatchery bird.

It's a pullet, the black bars being twice as wide as the white confirm that.

 

[Mosey2003]

There's nothing worse to look at than a teenaged Barred Rock
If you think this is bad, you ought to see how long the males spend looking motheaten, lol.

 

[squishychicky]

Ahh, brilliant, thank you!

 

[squishychicky]

So out of curiosity i checked out lots of the breeders photos, looks like she has both grey and yellow legs, but her hens are really dark, so not sure on the barring pattern of this one.