Yep, suspicions confirmed. Dirt wiped off easily with a wet cotton ball. Thanks for the replies. I’m still new to this whole chicken stuff but loving it!!
I haven’t tried anything yet. I’ll give the Q-tip or cotton swab a try. I was just concerned it might be something more alarming. They are all acting normal.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Brand new to keeping chickens. My daughter works with the wife of a manager of a local commercial egg farm that mainly serves the restaurant industry. They were getting ready to to kill their 80,000, 1 year old chickens (Lohmann...