Healthy 4 month old buff brahma pullet showed up looking like this today. She seems to be blind in the eye, but there's no swelling (rather more sunken in than other eye), so I'm not sure it's an injury. Other eye is normal. Currently treating with terramycin I had on hand. Any idea what could...
My Dixie Rainbows have been extremely easy to sex early on, much easier than many other breeds. The boys all feather in with barring (grey, brown, and red mix) and had large pink combs by 4-5 weeks & prominent wattles by 6, while the pullets feathered in a near solid apricot or orange color...
That would make sense, but the grey legs are throwing me off since everything I find says they should be yellow. This chick is the largest chick by far-- over twice the size of my feisty little black star runt!
All my EEs are accounted for, and my free "rare breed" chick blends in nearly...
These are my chicks from McMurray that turned 5 days old today. I'm trying to ID the large chick in the middle standing on top of the snack tray. The lighting isn't very good, but it's a very light mousy grey color with 2 white stripes, a darker grey between the stripes, and yellow on it's head...