I am new to peafowl. I hatched 4 on June 29, making them 3 months old. I'm told they were from indigo blue parents. I feel confident that I have 2 males and 1 female, but the 4th is a late bloomer? Or perhaps not the same color as the other 3? I suspect it's a male and I'm just trying to...
I have 2 pair of Welsh Harlequin (hatchery quality) and incubated some of their eggs on my own (while my ducks are nesting over their own clutches). I was shocked when 8 ducklings looked like Welsh Harlequins and the 9th looks like a Khaki Campbell?! I know that Welsh Harlequins descended from...
My EE looks a lot like Merlin (except with a grey/blue beard). She is also addicted to the sun. She is afraid of all the other ladies. Often, however, while running away from them in terror, a beam of sunlight may hit her and she instantly stops, puffs up, drops to the ground, rolls to her side...
Are all your chickens about the same age? I noticed that with my developing pullets, that the one that acted more dominant - seemed to develop more quickly making her appear to have male characteristics (bright red comb, wattles - color would come and go and sickled tail feathers). They are...
Just post a picture that includes the chicken's hind end from the side this time. I think everything except coloration screams rooster. It's just hard to let go of the color thing on an EE
I just confirmed the "Missouri Wildlife Code" which says that you have the right to relocate or "dispose" of an animal who is in the process of destroying or did destroy your property/kill livestock/etc. There are likely exceptions to that Code - like endangered animals - but raccoon (the...
Thanks for the info. I didn't see anything on this site specific to this chicken. She seems to walk well otherwise. Just with prolonged digging does this seem to be an issue. I will try some Vit B to water just in case it's a B12 deficiency. But still a great website to bookmark
I don't know exactly were to post this. Just a question, if anyone knows the answer. I have a ~15 wk EE pullet who I have noticed once she has spent more than 10-15 min digging/dust bathing, she is unable to stand up. It is though she is unable to straighten out the tibiotarsal articulation...
Does the comb seem to change color? Bright red at times and then pale at others? Then I would say pullet based on coloring. This will be interesting...an EE that doesn't follow the rules...Please post updates. And a shot of the tailfeathers would be great, too. It does look like its getting...
Pat's a Patricia. Jo is a bit more suspicious. I have a 20 wk Australorp and she looks like your Jo over the last few weeks. The only thing that looks rooish are its hackle feathers. But a still think a 19 wk Australorp roo should have more roo like feathers (assuming your dating is correct)
The reason I asked about breed, is that leghorns tend to have more prominent combs (male or female) compared with some other white chickens with straight comb options. And so if this is an 8 wk leghorn - its comb is not really that developed (compared to a male) - this is why I say female...