ugly stage

[valison]

When do chicks get out of the ugly stage? Mine have most of their feathers but a few still have naked places on their necks and backs.

 

[FluffTheDuck]

Ducks get fully feathered around 8 weeks so I would think chickens would be about 9 weeks or something, because ducks grow faster than chickens.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I'd say around 8 weeks, they should look mostly like smaller versions of their adult selves.

 

[valison]

Mine r about 8 weeks and do look like mini me’s of their larger self but some still have naked places on their necks and backs. Mostly my australorp.