Hello all!
In a Langshan chick from this year, I've noticed something odd. I have one chick that appears to have a wry tail. I noticed it at 2 weeks old but thought "I'll give it some time, it may just be off." Now here I am 12 weeks later and the chick's tail is obviously "off" but I can't tell if it's wry or if it's just lazy. The father has a tail that gets lazy at some times, but most of the time it is up and straight and looking awesome. This chick though...and of course, it's the ONE pullet that came out blue.
What would you do? Would you breed the pullet, cull it from your flock or wait and see if it changes?
The mother does not have a wry tail so I'm assuming the tail came from the father. Would you simply keep breeding until you got another blue pullet from the black x blue breeding of the parents?
I'm not too impressed with the chick, but she still has a LONG way to grow. I do have a blue cockerel that is staying here until he dies. He's excellent! This pullet...not so much.
In a Langshan chick from this year, I've noticed something odd. I have one chick that appears to have a wry tail. I noticed it at 2 weeks old but thought "I'll give it some time, it may just be off." Now here I am 12 weeks later and the chick's tail is obviously "off" but I can't tell if it's wry or if it's just lazy. The father has a tail that gets lazy at some times, but most of the time it is up and straight and looking awesome. This chick though...and of course, it's the ONE pullet that came out blue.
What would you do? Would you breed the pullet, cull it from your flock or wait and see if it changes?
The mother does not have a wry tail so I'm assuming the tail came from the father. Would you simply keep breeding until you got another blue pullet from the black x blue breeding of the parents?
I'm not too impressed with the chick, but she still has a LONG way to grow. I do have a blue cockerel that is staying here until he dies. He's excellent! This pullet...not so much.
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