Why is her head like this?

[Welshies]

Hey all, this is my favorite chick Tip. She has always been the runt of the brood... much smaller than the other chicks but doing better since being seperated and fed extra grower. She is healthy though, lively, and fairly tame. Why is her head like this though? It looks like a vulture almost.

 

[PirateGirl]

My husband still has not learned all my chicken's names, but there is one he has always called the vulture looking one. She looked much like yours for months. I don't know why, but her head was by far the very last bit of her body to feather in properly. Now to look at her you'd never know she was nearly bald for so long, but it was just a case of the head feathering in slowly/last.

 

[Welshies]

My husband still has not learned all my chicken's names, but there is one he has always called the vulture looking one. She looked much like yours for months. I don't know why, but her head was by far the very last bit of her body to feather in properly. Now to look at her you'd never know she was nearly bald for so long, but it was just a case of the head feathering in slowly/last.

Hmm, interesting thought. I always refer to her as the "vulture" one too! I'm not too worried, I've just never seen it before.

 

[love4mychickens]

I have one chicken like that too! She was always small and her feathers look messed up. We call her the runt She was like that when she was a chick and still like that today. She acts normal too and never gets picked on. I guess some are just like that.

 

[PirateGirl]

mine was the runt as well! Now they are about 9 months and she's about caught up in size.

 

[Crooked Chicken]

Her head looks normal as far as I can tell. I have a 2 month old black sex link very similar I appearance. What kind is it?

 

[Dawnclucks22]

Does she move her head easily or does it seem to be stuck in that position? It could just be how she holds it...

 

[Welshies]

Does she move her head easily or does it seem to be stuck in that position? It could just be how she holds it...

What do you mean?

 

[Welshies]

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Her head looks normal as far as I can tell. I have a 2 month old black sex link very similar I appearance. What kind is it?View attachment 1223132

Tip is mixed breed. Father is the rooster, momma is the black on the right.

 

[Dawnclucks22]

What do you mean?

I mean does she move her head stiffly? Or does she seem pretty normal with how she moves her head?