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  1. Catbutts

    Brown ashy comb?

    My 10 months old hybrid got a brown comb like in the picture. She lay am egg and roam around normally like my other hen. Also, she lost her feather around the chest are (The part where the pointy bone around the chest is). So I just wondering, is she molting or sick. ;( Ps. I live in a hot...
  2. WattletonsScrambledore

    Australorp Chicken Gender

    I have a black australorp that I am a little worried might be a male. The chicken was born the last week of July this year. The last picture is from this week. The other two are from last week. The chicken seems to be more red and none of our other chickens have red on them. (We have a mixed...
  3. MyChickaletta

    Help! Hen with one swollen wattle :(

    Hello! I have a 1yr old red sex-link hen, and since Saturday one of her wattles has been very swollen. She also seems to have a small bump on one of her eyebrows. I’ve tried searching online to find the cause but didn’t find anything that matched exactly. The swollen part of her wattle feels...
  4. Catbutts

    Is the chicken comb and wattle look redder under the sunlight or it's just me?

    Today I let my hen out and I notice that their comb and wattle look redder! But when they are back in their coop it look pale.
  5. MamaGer8ty

    4wk old Gold laced red Wyandotte: Roo or Hen

    This is Freckles! I’m not sure if Freckles is a he or a she. I’ve been saying “she” but I noticed today that she is missing her comb and her wattles are starting to grow in but all the other chicks have their combs and I haven’t noticed any wattles. I guess I have two questions. 1) Is it normal...
  6. lbgreenfield

    Black Spot on Wattle

    Hi there. My 2-year old Buff Orpington has a large black spot on her wattle (see attached photos). I usually pick her up from another angle so I don't see the affected wattle all that often, so I'm not sure how long it has been there. She has been limping for about 2 weeks now with no visible...
  7. TheChiggens

    Purpose Of Comb/Wattles?

    This ive been wondering this for a while- So I know roosters have combs/wattles to show of to females. But there must be other reasons. Ive have kinda a guess that it helps realise heat during hot weather. But im not sure. What do you experts know?
  8. WallyBirdie

    Color: comb, wattle, beak, shanks

    I have lavender orpington- bought from one of those famous bins at TSC. She's friendly and acts healthy. She's nowhere near the bottom of the pecking order, absolutely no signs of distress. One thing sets her apart from the other birds- her comb color. It's grey. Her comb is grey. Her beak is...
  9. rascal66

    Hen with dead looking wattle?

    I have this hen that I received about a month and a half ago. Today I noticed one of her wattles looks sort of bad. Maybe bruised? I did introduce her to the flock a few days ago, but it doesn't seem fresh. Never seen this before, not even on the other hens that were introduced. Thoughts?
  10. LunaMarieWolf

    Yellow 'infections' on rooster wattle?

    My rooster has these yellow pus looking things on one side of his comb/wattle. Can someone please tell me what this is and how to treat it?
  11. rascal66

    Swollen Comb?

    I just picked up a whole bunch of chickens the other day. I noticed we got a Leghorn in this batch! But I noticed that the comb was a lot thicker than what I'm used to seeing. She is laying and acting fine. No other obvious signs of illness otherwise. Is it just me? Or is it swollen...
  12. Scissors65

    Confused about my New Hampshire Pullets

    My girls are 14 weeks old. I purchased them at TS. I was wondering why my Scarlet has a bigger wattle than her sister Ruby? Could she possible be older? Or does it just vary by the pullet? Oh, I just had to add a Scarlet butt photo, it is just so darn cute! Thanks for your help!
  13. E

    Combs and wattles

    As we’re all carefully inspecting our chick’s combs and wattles at this time of year with anticipation...I’m wondering what age is average for them to start turning more pink for a pullet vs a cockerel? Does it really depend on breed? My guess is that cockerels start to show themselves with...
  14. toriyr

    Sinister looking white growth on wattle under beak

    hello fellow chicken lovers :) it’s been a while since I posted. My flock has been fantastic, although laying has been inconsistent because of extreme heat here in Aus. I noticed today after popping the girls back in their coop that one of my chooks has a big white growth on its wattle! I can’t...
  15. Jkkell02

    Black Spots on wattle

    My chicken has these two black spots on her wattle. Any idea what they are? If necessary, any remedies? I don’t know if it has anything to do with the winter time.
  16. samzoost

    Sexing Golden Laced Wyandotte?

    Hello! I need help sexing my 6 week old Golden Laced Wyandotte. She/He was very outgoing from the start- liked to jump on my hand and peck at me. Super duper curious. Started out at the bottom of the pecking order but now they are all (I have 4) starting to mature and things are changing...
  17. L

    Turkey wattle rotting

    My pet turkey’s wattle is infected and has holes. Looking like it’s rotting and infected. I have cleaned it with peroxide and triple antibiotic cream. Please help
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  18. W

    White Leghorn...is this normal?

    Hi, have been raising backyard chickens with my family for about a year now, and I have a couple of questions. We live in west central Florida, so cold weather was not really a concern for us when we started, but we’ve had some pretty cold temperatures (for us, at least!) in the past couple of...
  19. K

    Chicken with swollen wattle

    Hi all! Just have an question regarding one of our girls wattle. Does anyone know what she may have? She’s eating and drinking, has a full crop but has gone off the lay. Her face is swollen on one side (as per photo) and I think this has been slowing getting bigger. Her shells have been very...
  20. J

    Chicken growing black infection on comb

    Hi all, I have a white leg horn chicken for 11 years now and recently started to notice a black round infection growing on her wattle in the past year (refer to pictures). Before it all turned black, I noticed blood coming out of this area which soon then later turned out like this. Kinda looks...
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