Strange EE

[Texas Deb]

I have 4 EE chicks now 9 weeks old. One is VERY different from the others. It really looks like a green legged ostrich with a mohawk. I think there is some Turken genetics. At 9 weeks, the others look like normal chickens (last pic). Any feedback?

 

[ButtonHoarder]

Did you get them from a hatchery?

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Ohhhh....ok I forget the name of this, but it’s were the chick is smaller then the others and get feathers in slower. He should get them in and look normal in time.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Is he smaller?

 

[Painted Calls]

Ohhhh....ok I forget the name of this, but it’s were the chick is smaller then the others and get feathers in slower. He should get them in and look normal in time.

Failure to thrive?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

If he had naked neck genes, he would have kept the naked neck. It's a dominant gene so if they have it, you know.

 

[Texas Deb]

Did you get them from a hatchery?

Yes

 

[Texas Deb]

Is he smaller?

Yes

 

[Texas Deb]

Is he smaller?

Yes

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Failure to thrive?

My thoughts as well. If he were just an especially large bird, sometimes they prioritize body weight over feathers, but since it's small... What protein percentage are you feeding?