Well I got home after dark and couldn't take pics, although I found one chicken dead in the coop. I assume I may have some kind of major issue going on with them...
My chickens are looking really mangey, like an old desert coyote. They are missing lots of feathers around their vents, backs, necks and heads. One is almost featherless. Other than that they seem healthy and lively. They have a sand/ash/de dust bath, flock block to keep them busy, fresh sand in...
Dang, looks like I possibly got 3 males this time out of five, I left out a pic of the Welsummer I got as he grew big red waddles and comb quickly and has a black chest. So much for the 95% accuracy in sexing the feed bin states it has...
So my Delaware pullet is turning red in the comb at 8 weeks, does it look like a cockerel? My Light Brahma is also starting to redden. What do you guys think? Males or female?
Brahma
Delaware
I have a rooster born 4/20/14 who needs a new home, thought he was a female when we got him, turned out to be male. I only have a few hens and he is over mating them and tearing them up badly to the point of them missing full backs of feathers and bleeding. He is friendly with people and crows...
Well the little 4 toe pseudo Dorking has caught up in size with its sibling, and he is obviously a male, he has bright red wattles and a rather large comb... I am concerned the other is a male too, it seems to be very aggressive. Any help???
Here is the one in question, does it have any...
So here is the only chick I think may be a male, it has red wattles and the comb is pink at the base, this guy is also alot heavier than the others. The others have very small almost flay wattles and tiny yellow combs. What do you guys think? He/she is about 7 weeks old.
Are these Dorking chickens? They were both hatched on 4/20/14 by a friend of my fiance and are supposed to be sexed as Dorking pullets. The first one is really large, twice the size of the other, and has five toes Here is the first, it is giant compared to the other. Here is the second little...