think she's inbred ? Pics Added post # 11

[6chicks&aduck]

Here's those pics of that barred rock,

heres the tuft

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another one of her tuft & turkey neck

her short wings and big feet

 

[bustermommy]

Hey, I think that's just a little bed head.

She's cute.

 

[AZBootsie]

the tiny tuft is cute!!

 

[6chicks&aduck]

yeah she's cute love her just the same , just wondering y she's different thats all ,have never run across this before

 

[navychick]

Is it possible she has damage to the feather follicles (don't know the actual term) on top of her head? Maybe from an old injury? My daughter lost a chunk of hair (size of a quarter), when she was a little girl. It was pulled out in a treadmill accident. 15+ years later her hair still grows in that spot in a tight curl because the hair follicles were so severely damaged.

 

[6chicks&aduck]

its possible , but have never noticed an injury there to my knowledge, had her since 3 days old and she's almost 6 mos now. i was was gone for a week this summer so maybe then ,but my friend who took care of them did'nt inform me of anything

 

[BorderKelpie]

I think she's adorable.

 

[bustermommy]

Cuteness aside, one of my chickens had a feather in the middle of her back stand up funny for a while, a lot like the tuft. When she did a little mini molt for more grown-up feathers, it went away and all hers are normal now.

Just remembered this. She has no sign of ever looking a little weird.

 

[pgpoultry]

I think she may well lose her top knot when she moults again, and , if she doesn't that makes her extra cute.

I don't think my 23 week old Brahma will get normal feathers, though.

 

[6chicks&aduck]

My BR is looking better now that she's filling out and coming out of her moult but she still has the tuft i took these pics about a week ago ,they change so fast when growing up