Thank you! I think so too. When I first found her and posted pics on Facebook I got a few comments along the lines of “Are you sure that’s a chicken?”. People thought she was a hawk lol. I thought “No way! She’s too cute, look at those cheeks!”
Yeah. So cute.Thank you! I think so too. When I first found her and posted pics on Facebook I got a few comments along the lines of “Are you sure that’s a chicken?”. People thought she was a hawk lol. I thought “No way! She’s too cute, look at those cheeks!”
Repost more pictures in 3-4 weeks+ Here's a thread showing pictures of 6-8 week old Orloffs. Notice how they are not completely feathered in and that's not due to improper rearing, just the breed
Oh! I’m a dummy then. All the pullets I’ve raised (none of them Orloffs..) have never had bare-ish patches at that size. So I was probably just assuming stuff.Wait why are we telling the OP their bird is stunted?? Russian Orloffs are very commonly known for being slow-to-mature and are large birds. They're going to work on building up their frame before getting nicely feathered and that's not a bad thing. It looks to be 6-8 weeks old and a bit too young to sex. There was a breeder on here of Orloffs who was great at sexing chickens but always said to wait on the Orloffs. I personally will not make assumptions yet on gender.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...loff-chicks-6-8-weeks-old-no-shipping.559894/
You're totally good and not dumb! I understand what you were seeing
I've raised quite a few breeds that take awhile to mature which is why I'm thinking it's normal! Does always look a bit weird though! 
Thank you! I was slow to grow as well and then just ended up staying small (grown woman of 39yrs and 4’11Wait why are we telling the OP their bird is stunted?? Russian Orloffs are very commonly known for being slow-to-mature and are large birds. They're going to work on building up their frame before getting nicely feathered and that's not a bad thing. It looks to be 6-8 weeks old and a bit too young to sex. There was a breeder on here of Orloffs who was great at sexing chickens but always said to wait on the Orloffs. I personally will not make assumptions yet on gender.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...loff-chicks-6-8-weeks-old-no-shipping.559894/) so me and this little one will get along just fine!
No not a dummy! Just trying to help and I greatly appreciate any advice I can get as I am a brand new chicken mom!
