LOL! So everything is not always as it seems. I'm only invested timewise for a little under two years with this chicken adventure. It's so good to have sites like this to go to when I have questions - even as nominal as this - to get help from those of you who have many years of expertise...
Ok, white roc daddy is confirmed then. My BO is from a reputable breeder, so I know what I have there. But as far as momma - would a barred rock throw the gold like this? I do have a BR hen. But also had a Dominique and a Red laced Wyandotte at that time. (Picture is my buff Orpington)
Well, the gender is not a problem at this point - although I'll admit I would rather this beauty was a pullet. But this bird is from one of my own (chooks') eggs that I incubated. The only possibility for roos would have been my dominant boy - the buff Orpington - or an outside chance the white...
Been going back and forth on gender with this almost 4 month old wyandotte/Orpington mix for a while. I swear this bird has hackle feathers, but the comb and wattles are the same shade of pink and the same size as they were 6+ weeks ago. Opinions...
My white rock had these nasty looking hard bumps all over when we began to process him. He'd had one on his wing that wasn't responding to treatment so I was going to cut the wing off and use the rest of the meat. Not now! The more I plucked the more of these things I found. What are they...
Re-read my post and I can understand how you got confused. These photos of my 'Oakley' are from a couple days ago and he's a month old now. What I meant to say when I posted this is that in an earlier picture of him when he was a day old there were no signs of eye problems.
My Favrolle cockrell has something wrong with his eyes, looks like his third eyelids will not retract all the way and are pink. I was told it was likely a sinus infection and to treat it with triple antibiotic ointment. I've been treating his eyes twice a day for a week now and it hasn't changed...