Humpy legbar?

[Pinkaboo]

I bought three female legbar chicks from a local breeder
THey are 8 wks old
They look like hens but one of them has a bustle( think victorian women)
Its just feathers she doesn't have a fleshy hump
Her head coloring is slightly different to

Just wanted confirmation she's not a he!

 

[Stiggy]

It looks like a girl . it could be a genetic issue or the chick could have been badly feather plucked and canabilised and lost its parsons nose which is what makes the feathers stick up. She will be more likely to have poppy butt problems so you may find that trimming the hanging feathers around the vent to be helpful in that regard

 

[Pinkaboo]

It looks like a girl . it could be a genetic issue or the chick could have been badly feather plucked and canabilised and lost its parsons nose which is what makes the feathers stick up. She will be more likely to have poppy butt problems so you may find that trimming the hanging feathers around the vent to be helpful in that regard

Until about four weeks she looked exactly like the others, I got her at two days old and she was fine no butt problems , not sure what poppy butt is!? I'll look it up

 

[Stiggy]

Sorry I meant poopy butt, but it was auto corrected. Oh right well that is strange, is she the only one to do it?

 

[Pinkaboo]

Yes the others are normal no hump!
Maybe she's just a one off, bless her
I guess it could change as she gets older?

 

[Turk Raphael]

looks like a cushion to me.

 

[Pinkaboo]

I checked no cushion just feathers!

 

[Turk Raphael]

I believe a cushion IS just feathers.

 

[Pinkaboo]

I believe a cushion IS just feathers.

Oh sorry thought you were trying to be funny!

 

[Pinkaboo]

Its stopping her tail coming up like the others do
Hope it doesn't cause problems for her