Gender? And is this a Frizzle??

[A bird in hand]

Hi everyone. Im new to this forum so i hope i post correctly. I have a bantam brahma,has taken forever to get feathers,and now all curly.?! Rooster Or Hen? Sweet little thing. Extremely friendly. Thank you.

 

[fluffycrow]

How old? Doesn't look like a frizzle, just extremely raggedy

 

[JedJackson]

I'm thinking cockerel. It is not a frizzle, but the feathers are shredded pretty badly. It's also a mixed color Brahma from what I can see.

I am not sure what you could do about the feathers. They may molt out later and be replaced with normal feathering, but there is no guarantee that will happen. It would be a good ideas to check him for feather mites and lice, and make sure he is getting plenty of protein in his feed. You can supplement with a few meal worms once in a while as well.

 

[fluffycrow]

Also looks to have a slight comb injury? Is it in with older birds?

 

[A bird in hand]

How old? Doesn't look like a frizzle, just extremely raggedy

Hatched back in May 2023.

 

[fluffycrow]

Hatched back in May 2023.

Definitely a pullet then. Seems a bit underdeveloped for an almost 6 month old bird

 

[A bird in hand]

I'm thinking cockerel. It is not a frizzle, but the feathers are shredded pretty badly. It's also a mixed color Brahma from what I can see.

I am not sure what you could do about the feathers. They may molt out later and be replaced with normal feathering, but there is no guarantee that will happen. It would be a good ideas to check him for feather mites and lice, and make sure he is getting plenty of protein in his feed. You can supplement with a few meal worms once in a while as well.

Okay I was calling him Bobby because I thought maybe he was a cockerel...he cones running when I call him. He bonded with me. He had a few feathers at first, and now they're coming in more. His head and neck are curly as well. The other chicks are all normal and bigger. But I have a banty Brahma hen I've had for 8 years that's his momma and she's normal, but I had a large Brahma rooster that got her and oops. We have Bobby.

 

[A bird in hand]

Definitely a pullet then. Seems a bit underdeveloped for an almost 6 month old bird

Oh okay

 

[A bird in hand]

Also looks to have a slight comb injury? Is it in with older birds?

I try to keep thr young ones separate but I have a couple of old hens that are sneaky.

 

[A bird in hand]

Oh okay

I'll just spell her name Bobbie. Thanks to everyone who responded. Either ways, she's a joy. I can put my hand down and she climbs on for a ride and love to have her head and neck rubbed.