wattles

She is my only white egg layer, and has been laying last year and just started up again. I know Anconas are supposed to have big floppy combs but hers are gimongous with super big wattles(see photo) and she looks like a rooster! She has also started to boss the other chickens around more. She is...

I noticed that one of my little chicken children suddenly formed one wart-type lesion on both wattles, nearly exactly the ssame spot on each side. Her behaviour is normal and her appetite is the same. I live in Perth, Australia and we are currently going through a heatwave - been 40 degrees for...

Hi all, I am a newer chicken owner and have a small backyard flock, this morning I woke up to find that one of my perfectly healthy Andalusians had extremely swollen wattles that have become discolored and more and more swollen throughout the day. The only symptom I keep seeing this in is...

Just wanted to share some pics of this guy. I think he is going to be beautiful. Has anyone seen wattles/comb this big on a 4-5 week old?

There are small black spots underneath my hens beak between her wattles I’m not sure what they are I noticed them a few days ago and have been meaning to post. She has bumblefoot right now also that I have been treating I don’t know if it’s related. The spots appear to be the same size and in...

Okay so I’m a little bit worried why aren’t my hybrid’s comb’s growing? They are 6 months old and I’m worried about it. Is there a problem? Maybe a disease? It’s probably because of them being crossbred but I’m not sure. (same chickens as my last post, Loona and clover) clover is growing some...

The chicks are getting bigger & bigger every day! I have one that I'm not too sure about. It's comb & wattles grew in with the other roosters, but now the hens are catching up to it! It has more of a rooster disposition, however, I've seen some of the hens actually g this way too! 😅 What do you...

New to keeping hens got 4 hens in September at this point only getting 2 eggs per day, is this less our normal amount for time of year? Also just notices one of my hens has yellow crust on wattle hen is active and eatting well should I be concerned? Also one of my hens came to me with a dirty...

Hello all. I am a 1st time chicken owner and noticed yesterday that the left side wattle of my Speckled Sussex looks stuck together or smashed up against her face. The right side is normally shaped like a half moon. She is 15 weeks and otherwise seemingly healthy. In the attached photo you can...

Hi all. I picked up two speckled Sussex pullets (hopefully!) from TSC but one has something on the left side of her face. Doesn’t seem to bother her and she eats and runs around just like the other 8 chicks in the indoor pen Any idea what this is and should I be concerned about it? I’m pretty...

Anyone else had a cockerel with the biggest comb ever? This is our boy Foghorn Leghorn. We hatched him last year he’s about 7 months old. We have had hens for over 20 years and in that time we have NEVER seen a cockerel with such a big comb and wattles. Competition time? 😂

These 2 hens are the same age and as far as I know same hatch, they came from a local Chicken hatchery bought at 5mo of age aprx 8mo old now. The comb and wattles are completely different. Do I have a rooster? Could something be wrong? Or is this a common thing?

Hey everybody, attached are photos of Moe, an 18-week-old chicken. Is it normal for its wattles to be barely visible? Does that just mean it's a late-blooming hen? And can anybody identify the breed (I think it's a cross-breed; I wanted to know the breeds of its parents). Thank you!

Hi All! I realize that several people have had experiences in the past with chickens that have developed odd lumps and bumps on their faces with no apparent cause. However, I thought I would share these pictures in case someone can now identify what's wrong with my hen. Researching it proved to...

Hi Everyone, Peanut, my 4 year old Old English Game Bantam, has some discolored caruncles on his wattles (images attached). They seem to be a bit puffy as well. I just noticed it yesterday. He still acts healthy - crowing, scratching, eating/drinking normally and his droppings look fine. He's...

Hello everyone. Thank you in advance for the help, this little guy died this morning from whatever this is. He was lethargic for one day and died the next morning. I want to know what it is so I can watch for it in the rest of my flock. Thanks again

My Buff Orpington’s are twenty weeks old. I thought they would be laying eggs about this time so each morning I check the nesting boxes. No eggs as of yet and seems to me as if they are not even curious about the box. Today I noticed that they barely have wattles, do wattles have to be fully...

Hey everyone, I have three bearded buff laced polish young that are about 10 weeks old. I wanted some help deciding on their genders, as it’s been awhile since I owned any polish. Two of them have bigger beards than the third, who has bigger wattles. I’m wondering if this means I have two...

I have a month old Silkie chick who has enormous wattles compared to my other silkies from the same hatch. Wondering if this is normal or perhaps a glimpse into what this chick’s sex might be? These are my first Silkie chicks, my other silkies I got as cockerels/pullets. Here are some pictures...

I really want to know because she/he is my most favorite chicken that I have ever had and I have a very strong bond with her/him. And how old is she/he. My aid heard her/him this morning in the coop and the young bird was beginning to crow. If it’s a he then I have to get rid of him and his name...