The hens I got from Tractor Supply and the rooster I got from a man that moved here from California and brought his chickens with him so they are totally not related. I'm glad that everyone else is confused too lol. I thought I was losing my mind.
He's the only rooster I have and the only other hen I have that lays is a white leghorn and obviously she lays white eggs and her chicks are the white ones in the brooder with the barred rocks. See what I'm talking about lol....mind boggling.
I just hatched out a bunch of barred rock chicks from eggs that my own chickens laid. My question is why is there so much white on these guys. A lot more then what I'm used to seeing when I order them from a hatchery.
Does anyone know anything about California Grey's? I have a few eggs hatching that are a cross of my Barred Rock rooster and my white leghorn hen and one of the chicks that just hatched out is yellow. I was just surprised cause everything I read about them the female chicks were black like...
She was completely scalped and just open skull was exposed. I didn't think she would make it for awhile but 2 weeks of intensive care she's back to normal...besides her battle scars.
One of my barred rock hens was attacked by a raccoon. She was really bad off but I nursed her back to health and she is now doing GREAT! My question is will her head ever become normal again and her comb grow back?
2 5 month old Barred Rocks, ones comb is turning red and the other not even a little bit. I'm in Florida so it's still very hot here. Have on artificial light at night and am giving a little calf manna with feed. The legs are turning from a yellow to a whitish...but no squatting yet. Do they...