I just got these from a lady with WAY too many birds; trampling each other in their tiny cages too many. I went to get silkie chicks, but felt bad for these guys and brought them home too. The white one has a crooked beak. I'm not sure if it was born this way or an injury...
Any thoughts on...
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Thanks. Unfortunately we had to cull her :( I'm so sad about it. I couldn't find the opening to get the egg out, but found tears in her that yolk and poop were seeping out of. We just didn't want her to suffer. Guess that's part of it, but doesn't make it any easier. Our hens are...
This, whatever it is, is stuck to my hens backside. It looked like a broken egg at fist as she has dried yellowish/white stuff on her feathers, but the closer I got the more it looked like an egg stuck inside something and it all came out. It's red and possibly veiny. She won't let me get close...
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Thanks! The black one is actually a RIRXBarred Rock. My little red hen is so sweet and a great layer and my BR rooster is really laid back; I figured they'd make a good cross. I also have one black one that's an EE crossed with the same roo. I didn't realize they mated since she's so...
That's what I was thinking. They were just so different I was hoping it meant something. The lighter one actually shows more of the characteristics of a pullet. If only I knew how to vent sex :/
The two yellow chicks are from an Easter egger hen and Delaware rooster. They're obviously very different coloring. Does anyone know if this means one's a pullet and the other a cockerel, or are their color differences possibly because one is favoring the Delaware?
The two yellow chicks are from an Easter egger hen and Delaware rooster. They're obviously very different coloring. Does anyone know if this means one's a pullet and the other a cockerel, or are their color differences possibly because one is favoring the Delaware?