where's the waddle?

[beach livin']

at what age should i see the waddles? my girls are roughly 20wks, and i see no waddles

 

[gritsar]

This is a pic of my brahma hen, Snowy. The wattles are right under her beak:

External chicken anatomy:

 

[beach livin']

and im sorry, i spelled that totally wrong

. wattle

. im just not sure when they are supposed to be developed. seems like mine are wattleless.

 

[gale65]

My EEs don't have wattles. What kind of chickens do you have?

 

[gritsar]

beach livin' :

and im sorry, i spelled that totally wrong

. wattle

. im just not sure when they are supposed to be developed. seems like mine are wattleless.

What breeds? Some are slower than others.​

 

[beach livin']

i have Buff Orphingtons approx 20wks. the person we got them from was unsure of the hatch date

 

[nurse_turtle]

The wattles are coming but they won't be very big.

 

[gritsar]

beach livin' :

i have Buff Orphingtons approx 20wks. the person we got them from was unsure of the hatch date

I'd say they just aren't mature enough yet to have much in the wattle dept.

Here's some pics of buff orps that are mature:

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Orps/BRKOrps.html​