I diligently dust and spray for mites/lice in all my coops and my birds, so I am at a total loss as to why some of my chickens have bright red skin and missing feathers. I have checked for lice/mites and do not see anything. Some of my feather-footed birds have red feet and have plucked out...
First time hatching and one of my EE/Cochin babies hatched this morning and I notice there is like a wash of blood inside the shell and a little bit on the chick. The chick hasn’t really “fluffed up” but the daddy is a frizzle so it’s possible that’s just the way it’s “fluff” is going to look...
I have three Americanas and they are about 6 weeks old. Two are almost fully feathered, and larger and one is not quite as filled in and a bit smaller than the others. None of them are showing pink or red combs. And it’s my understanding that Americanas do not have wattles. I’m worried because...