I have a chicken laying some strange looking eggs. They are fresh, but look like they're ancient. Sometimes they have dark areas and sometimes they are green and blue. When I crack the egg it looks and smells fine.
I'm not sure which chicken is laying them (I have 64 now. Dang chicken...
Yes, but this time of year adolescents are usually squirming around so it would have just been young. There are plenty of small rodents available outside so I haven't had one in the coop before.
Does the wound look like a snake bite to you? A search online didn't show a match. There were some...
I lost my rooster yesterday. After looking him over i found i found these holes. One large black spot has puncture, and a second a little to the left (brown). I'm thinking snake.
** I'm positive he was taken to Valhalla as he died from battle to save his kingdom! ⚔ (Stew was a gorgeous Cream...
I thought the hen was the drake transformed. Lol
My girls outnumber their drake 9 to 1. At my house it's the male that goes crazy. 😉 He'll run around chasing one, then gets distracted by another and another until he just gets tired. 😂
Yes. I thought this too, but starting second guessing when he went way passed any of my other drakes. I have 2 year olds that looked like females for winter, but their green is coming back in (not leaving, lol).
Seeing your drake with an eye stripe too puts this idea back on the table...
I have 2 Rouen males kept together for a year. (Since they were hatched) i separated them from the flock because i already had a male with my girls. The two boys were happy together until a couple months ago when they started to fight. I split them up so they could see each other, but not do...