I think this is a hybrid chicken, thoughts please :)

[Imperial Game]

I would like to see what her chicks would come out like but I too suspect she won't lay eggs.

If I was to breed her it would be back to a Pekin rooster or a jap bantam, smaller to avoid her being crushed. The thing is if she doesn't grow any more (and I suspect she won't) then I doubt any rooster would be able to mate her. She's just too tiny!

 

[Imperial Game]

It is very possible she is a guinea fowl hybrid. One of the BYC members had one and posted a thread about it. It could explain her un-thriftiness and he naked neck and head. While they are rare they aren't unheard of.

I've read those threads and she does have the bald head associated with A guinea/chicken hybrid. I just wonder why she is so small. Maybe the Pekin genes in her? Either way she's fun to have around

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Unless she has bantam in her...that small of size and failure to develop usually means an internal issue...likely failure of kidneys to develop fully. It usually means overall unthriftiness with shorter life span and inability to breed.

Interesting if she is a guinea/chicken hybrid. I can imagine there would be a lot of potential for medical issues to arise.

Good luck with her.
Lady of McCamley

 

[Imperial Game]

I first thought that she may have had issues because she didn't grow although her siblings thrived. Then when she didn't develop feathering on her head I though possible hybrid. Now I'm confused! She seems happy enough so I guess only time will tell!

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I first thought that she may have had issues because she didn't grow although her siblings thrived. Then when she didn't develop feathering on her head I though possible hybrid. Now I'm confused! She seems happy enough so I guess only time will tell!

She may very well be a hybrid..I think that is quite likely. It would explain a lot.

I'm not up on my guinea/chicken genetics but usually hybrids that are not common are not common for a reason...ie they have less than successful offspring.

Guinea/Chicken is not a common hybrid apparently for good reason. The hybrid is reportedly always sterile (common side-effect of cross species offspring), and one article I read stated they are relatively short-lived even with a directed breeding program.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Guineas/BRKGuinHybrid.html

Again, the curse of the cross species offspring.

One well known and usable cross species hybrid is a mule (donkey/horse). While it is generally a "happy" hybrid (as in healthy and strong...some mules are rather cantankerous)...still the mule will always be infertile. (I think there is only a handful of recorded cases of a mule actually having offspring since 1500's?)

Less common hybrids happen, but usually are genetically are weak and suffer from multiple medical issues because the genes just are meshing that well.

So if there are no naked necks on the farm, and the potential for guinea/chicken hybrid, that likely may have happened. It sure looks like it. And why she/he is not growing well.

Lady of McCamely

EDITED TO ADD: you've piqued my curiosity, so I googled and surfed a bit and found this article
http://www.aviculture-europe.nl/nummers/08E06A07.pdf

Interestingly Guinea/chicken hybrids have been done for meat purposes, but almost always the offspring is infertile. Gives me further reason to believe your likely Guinea/Chicken has some internal issues going on as it should be much larger than it is.

 

[chooks4life]

Does the person you got this animal from have turkeys? That thing is almost a dead ringer for a turkey. Chicken turkey hybrid perhaps? Either way, the non-growing suggests to me that it probably won't last long. Best wishes with the little one anyway.