Hunchback chicken?

[Chickchickity]

hi,
so one of my 6 week old chick has a hunchback. I think this is one of my blue Andalusian chick. Im really bad at pictures but it is exactly what is described in this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hunchback-of-the-chicken-coop.882704/
I have never seen this before. The chick is otherwise healthy, she is eating, drinking, flying, very active. I had noticed this already a week or so ago so I think she is growing with the condition (which points to something genetic).
One person said in that other thread it could be roach back. Anyone here could confirm? Because google shows roach back as being a very different thing where the back of the chicken by the tail is the problem, not the neck.
I know it's not wry neck because I have seen chicks with wry neck and that's just not the same. Plus she is being given electrolytes and vitamins and selenium etc...
I'm just wondering if I should cull or not. Can the chick live a healthy life with the condition, and can she lay eggs?
Thanks!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Can you get a picture of the bird standing?

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you try to get some pictures of the chick tomorrw where it is standing on it’s own? Spondylopathy or kinky back/roach back is a deformity of the spine which can be a birth defect in some chicks. Your chick may or may not have that, but true kinky back can later cause problems with the spinal deformity causing narrowing of the spinal column, and lameness. Those chickens will sit with legs stretched out in front of them. Hopefully, that is not the problem, or maybe it is a mild deformity. Here is a link that shows kinky back:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...ctious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers

 

[dawg53]

Hunchback IS Roach Back. Wry tail is a different deformity, both genetic and not desired for breeding purposes.

 

[Eggcessive]

I think more pictures of the chick standing might differentiate between wry neck or a deformity of the spine, but it would be easier to see if the chicken was a little older.

 

[Chickchickity]

Thank you for your replies! This is the bird standing. She really looks hunchback. If you look particularly on the 3rd photo, it's really by her shoulders that she is hunched, and not on the back behind the shoulders towards the rear like roach back.

 

[Chickchickity]

I just figured I would update in case someone else has the same problem. As it turns out, indeed the chick is hunchback. She is a lavender orpington and she has grown very well even bigger than the others. So in the end, this truly was a deformity, and nothing more. As I am looking at her, I don't think this will impede her ability to lay eggs at all

 

[Eggcessive]

It would be good if you could post some current pictures of your chicken for those who are looking for information about chickens with this type of deformity. Glad to hear that she is doing well.

 

[Chickchickity]

here are the photos of my girl at 16 weeks. ill update when she lays eggs!

 

[MadamBubblez]

Any update