Sunken Eye Disqualification ?

[Amer]

Hey, I was at a poultry show and I found what I was talking about, a sunken eye in a wide skull (and wrinkles.) The bird couldn't open it's eye much wider.

 

[RememberTheWay]

Hey, I was at a poultry show and I found what I was talking about, a sunken eye in a wide skull (and wrinkles.) The bird couldn't open it's eye much wider.View attachment 3943661

Was it sick?

 

[Amer]

Was it sick?

No, just poor breeding

 

[Amer]

I'm sure it's a combination of small sunken eyes, wide skull, wrinkles.
I think they could manage to have a healthy bird with a wide skull and wrinkles if it also had large and more prominent eyes.

 

[Amer]

Ok so this is an example of a sunken eye due to poor vitality. Not sick but unhealthy.

 

[MysteryChicken]

This is my sunken eyed hen, but is healthy.
This is just a breed trait, mostly seen in the old Bloodline Indian Malay though.

 

[RememberTheWay]

Hey, I was at a poultry show and I found what I was talking about, a sunken eye in a wide skull (and wrinkles.) The bird couldn't open it's eye much wider.View attachment 3943661

Looking at this again, and man does it look terrible!

 

[RememberTheWay]

This is my sunken eyed hen, but is healthy.
This is just a breed trait, mostly seen in the old Bloodline Indian Malay though.View attachment 3953918

Definitely healthy looking - especially compared to the others on here. That brow though gives it a very "angry birds" vibe though!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Definitely healthy looking - especially compared to the others on here. That brow though gives it a very "angry birds" vibe though!

It's been bred the right way.

The brows are supposed to make them look angry.