Is it normal for baby chicks to frizzle or put out "helicopter" feathers? I have 6 Brahma chicks, 12 days old or so, that I bought locally (hatchery eggs he incubated) and 3 of them have very curly feathers growing out. Any thoughts/worries? I had one chick that did this from a batch of Black Copper Marans (the only chicks I've ever raised before now) that stayed small and slow to feather for ages. His feathers were not really curly, though, like these, but were spread out at angles all awry. They were fragile and broke off, taking several weeks to replace themselves with normal feathers, all the while staying small like a new chick while his siblings took off growing. I had to keep him separated until he caught up. We named him Wilbur, of course....
Another question for those in the know, are frizzling and helicoptering of feathers the same thing? If not, what's the difference/significance?
Another question for those in the know, are frizzling and helicoptering of feathers the same thing? If not, what's the difference/significance?
