How did she come out like this? A chicken genetic expert needed.

[HortenseCumberbatch]

I think she's sweet.

 

[nurse_turtle]

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OMG! I knew I'd seen her before. That's it! (She clearly has some congenital deformities and maybe some type of dwarfism, but who cares? I have a elderly chinese crested hairless dog who puts the "U" in ugly.)

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I'm not a genetics expert, but to me she looks unwell. Don't take this the wrong way, but she looks like she is not quite right and I would cull her.

Have you tried doing anything special for her, such as giving her vitamins for a long period of time to see if her feather quality improves? Also, try trimming a small bit off of her beak. It will make her profile look a little better.

 

[Moochie]

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I think she was just getting comfy and was going to sit down. She does that alot when she's inside the house, gets comfy and falls asleep.

That curve in her head was from an abcess. It was huge. A few days ago I pulled the rest of the infection out of her head so now there's a little hole closing up. The infection was like rubbery cheese.

 

[donrae]

Well, I doubt she was from bantam stock, I think she's just a genetic mishap, probably from BO stock as you said the other eggs were. Sometimes life takes a weird turn along the embryonic path.

 

[Moochie]

I have already trimmed her beak a few days ago. I'm afraid to go any shorter, I don't want to cause her any pain or have her beak start bleeding. Shugie eats pretty well so it's not a problem until next time when I have to trim it.
I haven't given her any vitamins other than whats in her treats and feed. There's vitamins in vegetables and grapes right? She loves grapes.

I thought I had to cull her when that abcess showed up, but I got her all better and we pulled through. I would only cull her if there was something seriously wrong with her. Even though she looks weird, Sugar is quite the sprinter.

 

[Moochie]

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Is she a dwarf though?

 

[Moochie]

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She looks soft.

 

[nurse_turtle]

HOLY COW! I didn't realize this was "The Sugar!" She looks tremendously better. My initial recommendation when you first posted about her abscess was to cull her. I must say I'm glad you didn't. You may very well have a "special" chicken on your hands, but who cares what she looks like? I'm glad you followed your heart regarding Sugar's care.

 

[Moochie]

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Hello nurse_turtle!