Meet Baldy...(PIC)

[KellyHM]

This is a little Frizzle I hatched out 6 weeks ago. I can't figure out what the deal is with his feathers. He got his wing and leg feathers in at the normal time, but now it's like he won't get any more! I know he's not a double Frizzle b/c the lady I got the eggs from only has a smooth roo and frizzled ladies. Any ideas? Is he just slow to mature?

 

[spookyevilone]

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Oh my.. I think he's adorable

Hopefully he feathers out and doesn't wind up like one of those nekkid chickens.
-Spooky

 

[PineBurrowPeeps]

What's the red skin over his eye?

I'm wondering if he doesn't have some of skin condition... Can chickens get things like that?

 

[Buff Hooligans]

I'm thinking Baldy will be winner of BYC's 2009 Ugliest Chick Contest.


I'm sure he'll grow up to be a gorgeous hunk of a roo though. Be patient.

 

[KellyHM]

I think the red is just a trick of the camera. The rest of him looks a little pink too and he's really not. He acts completely normal, other than seeking heat more than the others...

 

[KellyHM]

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Well, maybe at least I'll win something! I can't seem to win any contests with my pretty chickens!

 

[SunAngel]

Poor lil guy, he must get picked on something terrible by the other chicks!

Hopefully he is just a late bloomer.

 

[speckledhen]

I'd supplement him with chopped hardboiled eggs every day for a bit to help him with feathering out. Poor little thing! Suede was pretty bare himself at 4-5 weeks old. In the Orps, that usually means a cockerel, so it's one way to help sex those. Your little one is probably chilly!

 

[KellyHM]

He's definitely a little roo. He's in a pen with other babies and my meaties, so they all snuggle and keep warm. Plus they have 2 heat lamps. And it's only down in the 50's here.

 

[Bawkadoodledoo]

Looks like he was run through the plucker!

Seriously, I hope he feathers out for you.