I live in the Tacoma city limits and have four 10-week old chicks (although they pretty much look like chickens to me..). One of each ; a Black Jersey Giant (the closest I'll probably get to owning a turkey), a Speckled Sussex, a Silver Laced Wyandotte and a Gold Laced Wyandotte. My husband was...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am a new chicken owner, although my husband grew up on a small farm in Roy, WA with all the fixin's.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have four chicks as of yesterday and they are @ 2 weeks old.
(3) What breeds do...
Yeah, I can upload the photos, but I can's post them.... The underdeveloped wing is pushing out flight feathers....they don't appear to be damaged. I guess we'll just have to wait...
I will see what I can do about pics. You're in Yelm? I'm in Tacoma. Pleased to meet you. We will be watching her closely to make sure she's not picking. I'm a new member....seems like there was an issue with newbies posting pics ( say that four times fast ).
BTW... she is a Speckled Sussex. I...
Thanks. I should reiterate that she *does* have a wing....it just isn't developing feathers like the other wing. It doesn't look like it's been pecked either. The good wing is well feathered and covers her side... the other side - it's just like day old - stumpy and fuzzy with little pins...
Sorry for skipping the formalities. I'm a new chick owner (2 weeks old) and I've just observed that one of the girls has an underdeveloped or underfeathered wing. Structurally, the wing is there and it works (like mad,lol) - but there's no wing feathers. Some are *just* starting, but it almost...