ugly thing with no feathers!!

[rodriguezpoultry]

Looks to be a cockerel and should have some really good lacing going on once all his feathers come in!

 

[gritsar]

I really don't think that's a result of pecking or feather picking. He's bald in all the places you'd expect a baby roo to be bald at that age.

Here's a pic of my Thor as a chick:

And Thor as an adult:

They do grow out of their ugliness.

 

[crazy chook]

my other chickens that are the same age and breed all have feathers, just not him!

 

[crazy chook]

OK so I suck at taking photos but here are some shots of them.

This last pic is of a different chicken - any idea on sex

 

[tennesseeckn]

I am terrible at sexing, but the last picture looks pullet-ish to me. It really depends on the breed. Your baldy does look like he'll have some FANTASTIC lacing when he grows out. I've seen on other threads where the baldies feather out and catch up eventually. How about Kojak for a name? I'm glad you live somewhere warm!

 

[crazy chook]

The kids have named the bald one vulture.

Not sure of the breed of the last one but am hoping for a girl

 

[featherz]

'vulture', as others have said is most likely a little roo that will look much better. I had one like that in my last hatch. Really friendly chick and was missing half his feathers. When I rehomed all the obvious boys, he went too as I was fairly positive he was a roo. His sisters (and they ARE girls) had all their feathers and he looked like this:

 

[Cindy in PA]

I had a columbian wyandotte that didn't fully feather until 12-15 weeks, it just had wing feathers & long fuzz. It turned out to be a hen. My 2 roos feathered just as quickly as the other hens. Slow feathering is not always a roo.

 

[zazouse]

I get one out of my hatch like that every once in a while, they end up being roos and are hudge.
This guy was 7 weeks old in these pics.
he was just growing faster than his feathers

 

[nivtup]

Probably a roo

Most likely has the slow feathering gene.

Probably not feather picking.

It will feather in over time, and will look just like normal.



Good luck.