should i caponize my little chick

[DogAndCat36]

That's non vaulted. Vaulted silkies will have a huge bump on their heads.
View attachment 2180832Non Vaulted.

This head looks vaulted to me.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/attachments/2180815/

 

[Caroline0615]

never owned any roo before so I thought they were aggresive are they still cuddly

I would say depends on how you raise them and the genetics

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The brain is always enclosed. The skull of vaulted birds is closed, it is just not always as thick as normal skulls are. Otherwise every polish would have the same problem as well

 

[TheOddOneOut]

The brain is always enclosed. The skull of vaulted birds is closed, it is just not always as thick as normal skulls are. Otherwise every polish would have the same problem as well

Yes.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I would say depends on how you raise them and the genetics

Not usually genetic. But how you raise them, yes.

 

[DogAndCat36]

I think the skull is closed, but thinner than normal.

 

[MysteryChicken]

This head looks vaulted to me.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/attachments/2180815/

This is vaulted.

image from internet.

 

[Chickassan]

Correct,about the thickness of a potato chip and peaked a tad like a dome.

I think the skull is closed, but thinner than normal.

 

[DogAndCat36]

This is vaulted.View attachment 2180850image from internet.

Oh, OK, thanks. Silkies can be confusing.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Oh, OK, thanks. Silkies can be confusing.

You're welcome, they're not that confusing really. Do you own any silkies?