Thank you for your reply. He has been slowly turning white with every feather lost replaced by a white one until eventually this. I'm thinking it's more likely a mutation rather than an illness or diet. I have multiple cockerels and hens and this boy is the only one. They have a good diet and I...
So this happened, 18 months old now. He was a rescue so not bothered about breed standards ect just wondered if others had experienced such a dramatic colour change? This is Ron as a youngster and now after losing his final dark feather 😁
I know polish are very hard to sex but hoping because these are crosses I may be able to tell a little sooner. Any ideas on these 2?
Fyi, the little cross beak chick is growing fine and is no smaller than it's sibling. They will be staying with me regardless of sex I'm just interested.
I agree it's not a hemorrhoid but the cream does sooth and shrink the swelling regardless. Yes it took 2 weeks with my Princess but it stayed in and she carried on as normal after. Xx
Thank you. I've had them 3 weeks now and they were all fully feathered when I got them. Various ages but the golden lace were the smallest. I have a bigger white one that feathers scream roo! But is not red faced yet I'll post a pic of that one see what you think.
I dealt with a prolapse like this, she went on precaution antibiotics and it took 2 weeks to keep it in. But she never had it again so persevere! I recommend when pushing it in you gently hold it in for a good 10 mins each time and I used plenty of hemorrhoid cream to shrink it. It can take a...
They have just learned that I'm fun to jump on and peck at lol! Once one got confident they all just joined in. I've got 8 rescue chicks with a few weeks between them I think. All of a sudden they got really inquisitive.