No typical roo tail feathers?

[624444]

I have a 5 month old Barred Rock Roo, which I bought from TSC.

He has developed well…Just no impressive tail feathers yet!

Will he ever grow a typical roo tail?

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Wow you aren’t kidding! Is there any chance other flock members are picking on him? I feel like by six months most of them have a full tail, or at least one more noticeable than that!

 

[624444]

@humblehillsfarm My hens sometimes chase or peck him, if he mates with them without warning

He is still trying to assert himself and become the leader. I can slowly tell he is gaining some respect, since some of the hens won’t chase or peck him, after he mates with them.

I also don’t see any feathers in the run or henhouse…..So I don’t think my hens are pecking feathers out….

I’ll have to take a good look at his tail though

 

[FeatherTay]

Hows he looking now?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It's possible he's partially rumpless. It's a random mutation that occurs (very, very rarely) but they look normal as chicks because it's not full rumplessness.

I had an EE male (not an Araucana mix though) with partial. He had on occasion, one long tail feather that just draped down.