Tail-less

[Chookwagn]

I have 1 chick thats 5 weeks old and has ever had a tail or tail feathering.. what would cause this??

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It can be genetic or from a flaw in development in the egg. If it's gebetic, it will have poor fertility, if it's a flaw in development it Should be fine to get chicks from

 

[Chookwagn]

Not sure i want pass on strange genetics in my flock....

 

[black_cat]

Breed?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Not sure i want pass on strange genetics in my flock....

It's fine if it's genetic. Won't harm any birds and unlikely you'll get a ton with only one parent having it.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Breed?

Looks like a leghorn or cornishx

 

[Chookwagn]

White Leghorn

It looks so weird without a tail

 

[JadeFarms]

Where did you get her? Could be genetic defect or Araucana mix. I love tail-less chickens, they’re so cute!!

 

[black_cat]

White Leghorn

It looks so weird without a tail

When we first got our birds one didn't have a tail. She's since grown one in, but we named her Round Chicken because they look very circle shaped without tails

 

[black_cat]

When we first got our birds one didn't have a tail. She's since grown one in, but we named her Round Chicken because they look very circle shaped without tails

It was a nickname at first but then it stuck
she's very embarrassed about it