The ROOSTER TWITCH?

[Chicken poppy]

Long story, so let me try and simplify

I had some Japanese chicks and the rooster (only rooster) from day one had a twitch, would constantly twitch head, especially if the head was touched, but still weird. No signs of ear mites and no other symptoms ever came up, even throughout adult hood.

That roo and another Japanese bantam had chicks, everyones fine but again, the rooster chick is twitching, and not the hens! I’ve been through more then like, 10 Japanese bantams and even from the same liter, only the roos! What’s going on here?

 

[Tonyroo]

Sounds like a neurological disorder being passed genetically.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Sounds like a neurological disorder being passed genetically.

Questions

would this be harmful?

can i continue breeding them?

what should i do about it?

thanks.

 

[Tonyroo]

BTW inbreeding can cause that, and can be passed to successive generations.

 

[Chicken poppy]

BTW inbreeding can cause that, and can be passed to successive generations.

Thank you! I don’t think i have been inbreeding. I got a 4 month old Japanesw chick from a breeder and eggs, a broody hatched the eggs and the rooster mated the 4 month old which was of a year when they mated.

I got eggs and here we are.

 

[Tonyroo]

Kill the rooster with that disorder, just kidding. Don't use him in your breeding projects. You to find a different blood line to create a stable generation flock.

 

[Chicken poppy]

BTW inbreeding can cause that, and can be passed to successive generations.

Could this be myoclonus? I just did a quick search and that popped up, just wondering.

 

[Tonyroo]

The breeder probably was inbreeding.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Kill the rooster with that disorder, just kidding. Don't use him in your breeding projects. You to find a different blood line to create a stable generation flock.

Phew, scared me.

That’s no problem, thank you.

 

[Chicken poppy]

The breeder probably was inbreeding.

They came from some poor conditions, they seemed very dirty and not cared for all that well.