Didn't know where to put this.... Tailless chick???

[flnatv]

We have a little one week old partridge rock chick and her wings are teeny tiny and there is no sign of a tail whatsoever...
Is this normal for this breed?
Any information on why they are so small... we got her along with a New Hampshire and "Paulette's" (can't help the name... kids!!!!) wings and tail are coming in nicely.

I will post a pic if you feel I need to do so.

 

[fshinggrl]

A picture would probably be helpful. I have several "week old" chicks that do not have tail feathers coming in yet... and they are all pullets (so they say). Some breeds might just feather later than others.

 

[flnatv]

aren't you the one that posted a pic of your partridge rock last week? Does yours have tail feathers yet?

 

[flnatv]

This one is from a few days ago... (the other chick is supposed to be a New Hampshire... does she look like it? I question this because they are TSC chicks.)

This is from this morning.

 

[fshinggrl]

Here is a picture of that chick and a welsummer who is 8 days old... for comparison. Good memory about my chick!

 

[flnatv]

See... yours has big wings...
Mine is a reject

a beautiful reject though

She is absolutely a sweetheart...
My daughter is determined that they need diapers as they are going to be "inside" chickens and live in her room.... LOL

I hope someone has an idea why her wings are so small and there are no tail feathers coming in.

 

[kingsfarm]

what do you think about this....pullets feather first ....boys are slower to get tail feathers

 

[sunket77]

hhmm...if you are certain they are the same age it could be a male, but then again like fshinggirl said some breed feather later, I know we have some ameraucanas that are feathering out much slower than their hatch mates, but I was kind of guessing they might me males....only time will tell!

 

[flnatv]

I'm still going to hope for pullet since it was from a "pullet" bin... LOL
I just don't remember any of the other chicks we have gotten to not have tails at a week old....
Time will tell

Thanks

 

[featherz]

I have a cochin chick who is just now getting tail feathers and he is almost a month old. I think mine's a boy for sure.