I free range so I don’t have a “number”. Over the past year of the ones that were clearly mixed, all the whites have been cockerels and all the browns have been pullets. What seals the deal for me now is that the mother and father were in a segregated run together due to rooster bullying so I...
I have a Mille Fleur d’Uccle and OEGB and it turns out their offspring are sex linked. I suspected this for a while but now it is absolutely confirmed. White/light chick = cockerel. Brown/dark chick = pullet
Hooray!
I’m guessing he’s a silver Sebright x silver duckwing but what is confusing me is there’s another one that looks exactly like him. Not sure how often that specific pairing makes such similar offspring.
I have a flock of Sebrights, silver and gold, and OEGBantams (Silver duck wing and BBR). I also bought some chicks this spring from TSC. I’m not sure if this guy came from my broodies or TSC
I’m glad for this post because one of my cockerels has a swollen eye with absolutely no other symptoms and I am as certain as can be that it was caused by being pecked. I’m picking ip some eye wash and medicated drops in the morning.
I’m sad to report that my little guy passed away tonight. He had been pale for a while and the past week I noticed him going steadily downhill. I see now that I waited far too long to address whatever was going on with him. He was a lovable chicken and will be missed.
I feed a variety of things because I have a free range mixed flock of chickens and ducks. Layer pellets, layer and all flock crumbles, game bird feed, rooster feed. No junk food. Occasional fresh fruits as treats.
I haven’t noticed him straining to poop. I was just looking closer at the...
Here we go. Was all in one piece but it broke when I picked it up. I did break up the pieces even more to see if anything was inside that wasn’t showing on the outside-didn’t see anything that stood out to me.
Thanks so much for your reply. I have him overnight in the ICU for observation right now so getting pictures of his droppings should be an easy thing tomorrow