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#1 08/06/2008 12:00 pm
- blueskylen
- Overrun With Chickens
- From: WV
- Registered: 03/03/2008
- Posts: 583
wattles went from pink back to whitish?
We have 4 BO's in all at about 20 weeks - 2 and the rest of my flock's headdresses have turned a pink/red color, but 2 of the BO's that had turned pink now look lighter and paler than they did just last week.
nobody has laid any eggs yet, but i am worried that something may be wrong with the 2??
they all eat the same food and treats, and these two are acting normal and like the rest of the flock.
any ideas? should I be worried?
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#2 08/06/2008 12:14 pm
- Redfeathers
- Chicken Obsessed
- From: Gervais OR
- Registered: 10/12/2007
- Posts: 2223
Re: wattles went from pink back to whitish?
I don't know if there is anything wrong or not, but I do notice that my BO's do that as well. They go pale and then bright red...they seem perfectly fine though so I'm thinking it's normal. 
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#3 08/06/2008 1:36 pm
- blueskylen
- Overrun With Chickens
- From: WV
- Registered: 03/03/2008
- Posts: 583
Re: wattles went from pink back to whitish?
thanks - i'll stop worrying then if others are doing the same thing.
Have a great day!
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#4 08/06/2008 1:56 pm
Re: wattles went from pink back to whitish?
Check them for mites , to be safe.
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