Black skin is definitely a mystery. I wish I could show the Mohawk thing I'm talking about. Maybe tomorrow they will be dry and I can get a picture. Someone told me black star but I had never heard of that breed before.
Just got these pictures. Their tails are low because it was sprinkling outside, but when they hold their tails upright their feathers on their backs come to a point and it looks like a Mohawk. These pictures don't do them justice, they are so pretty and so green.
Black comb and waddles!?
•Came from Tractor Supply in Greenwood Ar, 2016
•Black with gold heavy in the neck and lightly scattered on the chest and wings
•Black feathers are super green in the sunlight
•One has a bright red comb, the other has black skin everywhere
•Laid their first egg today...
One of my hens died today! She was fine yesterday, haven't noticed anything odd or any unusual behavior. My birds are all healthy, so I thought. Graphic and awful details ahead! When I picked her up i noticed her vent was wide open, I don't know if that's normal when they die because the muscles...
I have a seasoned layer who lays daily and I've had two random soft shelled eggs out of her, one being today. I'm not sure what the problem is. They have a large grassy run and I feed egg shells back to them.