Does This Four Week Old Look Normal?

[corliss]

I have six chickens that we've raised from 3 day old chicks. They are all different breeds and I'm a first timer so I'm not sure if this RIR is normal. She/he had Wry Neck as a week old which seemed to be successfully treated with baby vitamins but she remains undersized. Now I'm concerned about her feather development because it is vastly different that the rest. I hope no one is going to tell me she is a he, however! One more odd thing about this chick is that she doesn't seem to be able to settle down in our lap like the others. She is continually scratching underfoot and re-adjusting herself (and she has more feather dander than the rest combined). Does any one have any suggestions?

 

[Koolduck]

Looks just as scraggley as my Marans do right now!

You watch....She/he will be the prettiest one you got! Have fun!

 

[fastpat]

From the photos that looks normal to me. My PR's are looking pretty scruffy these days, they'll be four weeks old on Sunday. When the juvenile feathers push out the chick down the down is frequently attached to the ends of the new feathers. Mine are constantly grooming and preening, if their feathering is anything like a human growing a beard or several other things I can think of, they've got to be pretty itchy while this happens.

 

[Gonzo]

Yep! Looks normal to me! Its going through what we at our house have come to call The fugley stage, where they're feathering in, and loosing the cute baby fuzz.

 

[Britney]

This thread reminds me when I had my first ultrasound done. I was about 8 weeks pregnant. I totally panicked. I burst into tears just because the technician wasn't allowed to tell me anything. She said that she has to give the results to the Dr. Everytime that I asked her a question. I thought that my baby was in serious trouble. LOL Turned out she was perfectly healthy.

 

[fastpat]

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Yep, only the MD can "read" the results and present them to you. Same for CT's, regular Xrays, and MRI's.