I'd appreciate your help. I over-chickened this spring, and I lost my breed list. I've identified everyone except this girl. She is roughly 12 weeks old and was purchased at North 40 in Great Falls, MT. I know Hoover Hatchery is one of their suppliers. Thoughts?
In addition to ventilation, keeping things dry, cleaning, etc... I also scatter dried organic rose petals in the coop from time to time. They spend most of their time ranging, so that helps.
Thank you for the information. So, EE are the "doodles" of the chicken world 😉? Since she is an egg-laying pet, being a mix isn't a negative for me. I'll be interested to see what color eggs she produces.
This one. She is much larger now, the chicks are from McMurray Hatchery. She has muffs and a beard. I'm still a little confused about the difference between Easter Eggers and Ameraurcanas, but McMurray calls them Ameraucanas. Her name is Endora.
I'm feeling a little silly. The chick I thought was my mystery chick has been identified as one of two Ameraurcanas. They have very different coloring, but both have muffs and beards. The pictures below (and the photo from McMurray Hatchery) are of the mystery chick which I believe is a Dorking...
Likely fowl paralysis caused by Marek's disease. (Disclaimer: I can't make a diagnosis without exam and testing) Unfortunately, I don't know of any treatment options. Is the rest of the flock vaccinated?
These are photos of the mystery chick I received on May 14 from McMurray Hatchery. It has me stumped. I've included a couple of photos from the first week, and some less informative photos from yesterday - it is a busy chick.
No feathering on legs.
Legs are a chocolate brown.
Coloring is a...