9 week old baby attacked last night

[TJAnonymous]

Here's the babies... Got 4 of the 5 to line up almost perfect. Only the orange one is a hen, I think. I'm basing that on her small pink comb. The others have larger red combs. The 5th one is the dark one in the 2nd picture. The rust colored one on the left is the one who attacked his brother. He is the one always picking fights with the others.

They were advertised as Ameracaunas at TSC which is why I bought them. They seem to have the falcon like appearance and they all have muffs around their ears... What do you think?

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Here's the babies... Got 4 of the 5 to line up almost perfect. Only the orange one is a hen, I think. I'm basing that on her small pink comb. The others have larger red combs. The 5th one is the dark one in the 2nd picture. The rust colored one on the left is the one who attacked his brother. He is the one always picking fights with the others.

They were advertised as Ameracaunas at TSC which is why I bought them. They seem to have the falcon like appearance and they all have muffs around their ears... What do you think?

They look like a lovely group of Easter eggers, which are Ameraucana crossed with something else.

 

[TJAnonymous]

They look like a lovely group of Easter eggers, which are Ameraucana crossed with something else.

How can you tell? What do you look for?

 

[Eggcessive]

I think you are correct—looks like 3 boys and 1 girl. The EE boys always have more colorful feathers. Most EE girls look like the one second to the right, at least the ones I have had. And they are easter eggers, but they are great chickens.
I enjoy having a rooster with my chickens, but it isn’t necessary. I lost my rooster last year and have 12 hens on their own. They do fine, but he always used to lead them around, find goodies, and warned them to seek cover when the hawks came around. I have one other rooster who lives in my yard with one hen. Each group likes things as they are.

 

[TJAnonymous]

For what it's worth, I am making myself wait until next spring, but I would like to order some Whiting True Blues and Whiting True Greens.... Just for fun! ☺

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How can you tell? What do you look for?

Price, for one thing. You don't get Ameraucanas at EE prices.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Reintegration is not going well.... All 5 babies were hanging around the cage for a long time so I decided to try to let the injured guy out again. The same brother that attacked him before attacked again, chasing him all over the run and finally pinning him in the corner until I intervened... I put him back in the crate and they all hung around him again. This time I opened the crate and just left it open. Eventually one of the other roosters entered the crate. I shut the door, hoping that by trapping another rooster, they'd learn to "buddy up" and it might help the injured one reintegrate. However, this rooster started trying to intimidate the injured guy too only not as seriously... So while I'm sitting next to the cage and watching them interact, it occurs to me.... Do you think the injured chicken is possibly a HEN and not a rooster as I originally expected? Look at their combs side by side? They are supposed to be the same age but the dark rooster has a much different comb.... I'm really thinking the rust colored chicken is a hen....

Maybe I should buddy up him/her with the other hen of the same age and see how they interact?

 

[Noah Bierly]

Unfortunately, I haven't ever dealt with a chicken that's gone into shock, nor have I researched how to treat it. The only thing that I can offer you is a "good luck," and condolences should he pass on.
Poor guy... I hope that he'll be all right, but he seems in a really bad way... good luck with him.

My chicken Phoenix actually almost died once. As a matter of fact she was saved by a hairdryer. She got frostbite when she was a baby at this time. Ms Kim who gave Phoenix to me gave up at first but her daughter kept trying and eventually saved her.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Here's another picture... The injured chicken is on the right. Comb is much smaller and less red than the rooster on the left.

So what do you think? Have I been wrong and the injured chicken is actually a hen?

 

[Eggcessive]

I think the injured one looks like a rooster and the comb looks kind of rooish, but I will let others decide. Maybe a picture from the side where his hackle and saddle feathers would show up.