I have a poor sgraggly looking Isabel Ameracauna hen that is crowing. She sounds just like just like a rooster and her comb is much darker than the other. Her flock of 7 has two other Ameracaunas, 3 easter eggers, and 1 rrr. Isn't it usually the top of the pecking order who takes on rooster...
I have 7 pullets getting ready to lay. No roosters. One easter egger started laying about 3 weeks ago. Our RRI is the only other one doing the submissive squat. Two days ago I was throwing scratch and my one laying hen plucked out a feather from the back of my RRI. I assume that she didn't...
I am still trying to see if one of my ameraucanas is a roo or hen at 18 weeks. I know I will find out soon enough but would like to know if we have two roos. There are 3. The first two pics are tangerine (orange tie) and I am 80% sure he is a roo. The next pics are blue (left) and pinky...
I recently noticed that there is a patch of feathers missing from the back of my 3 month old ameraucana missing. Is this picking behavior or do I need to look for pests? Should I treat the area in some way?