I had let my new mom and her 12 day old baby out to free range. I went inside for a couple of minutes and suddenly I heard all of my girls and the rooster cackleling as loud as they could. I ran outside yelling at whatever it was. At first I couldn't find my little 12 day old Nugget but Momma was screaming at the top of her lungs. I then saw a cat take off into the back pasture and out came little Nugget from wherever it had been hiding. Everyone was upset and still cackleing. The rooster and the other girls were having a fit but they were safe in their coop.
Anyway, my little Goldie, she is an OEGB has lost all the color from her comb, face and waddle to a very faint pink. I've checked her out and I don't see any puncture wounds. Could the cat have scared the color out of her??? I had to stay out there with everyone for about 20 minutes to get them all to calm down and everyone is safe in their coops now. Little Nugget is fine, like I said she found a place to hide and I don't think the cat got Goldie at all, but her color is very faint.
Could fear for her and her baby drain her of her color???
Anyway, my little Goldie, she is an OEGB has lost all the color from her comb, face and waddle to a very faint pink. I've checked her out and I don't see any puncture wounds. Could the cat have scared the color out of her??? I had to stay out there with everyone for about 20 minutes to get them all to calm down and everyone is safe in their coops now. Little Nugget is fine, like I said she found a place to hide and I don't think the cat got Goldie at all, but her color is very faint.
Could fear for her and her baby drain her of her color???