I’ve never seen anyone peck at him, but I have heard that they will peck at a visible sore. I noticed the bump a while back and just thought it was his oil gland, but it is enlarged and red. I have never seen it on any other chickens, but, of course, most chickens are covered in feathers...
I have a bantam frizzle roo named Jelly. I think Jelly was overly frizzled. He has never been a beautiful bird, and he is getting weirder looking as time goes on. He has always had some bald spots, but my concern in a sore that has popped up just above his tail. I think that is where his oil...
Hi everyone,
I have a 16 week old cockerel who is getting to be aggressive with the other chickens. He chases them around and pulls out tufts of feathers. I am new to this (all of my chickens are between 8 and 16 weeks old) and I don't know if this is normal or not. He is not aggressive at...
Dandelion (boy?)
Buttercup (girl?) and Poppy (boy?)
I have three white silkies that are about 9 weeks old. I have heard that they are slow to develop and hard to determine gender, but is behavior a good early predictor? Two of my silkies (Dandelion and Poppy) do a lot of chest bumping, which...
Pearl
Opal
My two Coronation Sussex chicks are now 9 weeks old. Internet searches show that hens have red combs and wattles, so I don't know what to think about these two! Opal started developing faster than Pearl, but Pearl seems to be catching up! Is there someone with breed experience...
Opal Pearl Pearl Opal Opal in front
These are two 9 week old coronation Sussex. I started getting suspicious of the chick in the first picture when they were still pretty small. The comb had started growing and getting red. Now, the chick in the second picture is starting to catch up! I...