I'm a fist time chicken owner and this is one of daughters silkies. Idk if this is just how silkies look as they are growing or if something is wrong. None of the other breeds of chicks have this around the feathers on their beaks
i thought the older one was a pullet because she has been sitting on the other 10 chicks since they were a couple days old and she was 5 wks old mothering them. My children named her Big Mama but I look at the coloring and legs and she seems to match the cockerel not the pullets. Is it because...
Im a 1st time chicken owner and i dont think this is normal as far as ive read but this is our 7 wk old Barred Rock named "Big Mama" we got from local feed store and she has been playin mama to 10 various (4 barred rock, 2 white silkies, 2 silver laced cochins, 2 buff orpingtons) breed chicks...