Two of my ~4 month old pullets have two types of marks on their faces. One was sold as a Sapphire Gem at Rural King (with a sign showing a light and dark color variation), the other was sold as a barred rock but I think she’s a black Australorp.
Marks
1): Black patches on the face and comb, as if their skin was dyed black. I’ve seen these on the skin around the eyes and beak but never on the combs. Is this normal?
2): Brown marks on the earlobes. These are flat and brown, they look like sunspots. They don’t look like fowlpox to me.
Both pullets are healthy otherwise and haven’t had any issues. The sapphire gem one just started laying eggs around this time. Her wings are slightly drooped today (like when they spread their wings out because of heat), but she’s otherwise fine. She competes with the big chickens for treats and is an egg layer like I said earlier. The other pullet is just normal, no eggs yet from her (or any of the other pullets I have).
I’m giving garlic in the water and spraying colloidal silver on the faces of both.
Advice?
Marks
1): Black patches on the face and comb, as if their skin was dyed black. I’ve seen these on the skin around the eyes and beak but never on the combs. Is this normal?
2): Brown marks on the earlobes. These are flat and brown, they look like sunspots. They don’t look like fowlpox to me.
Both pullets are healthy otherwise and haven’t had any issues. The sapphire gem one just started laying eggs around this time. Her wings are slightly drooped today (like when they spread their wings out because of heat), but she’s otherwise fine. She competes with the big chickens for treats and is an egg layer like I said earlier. The other pullet is just normal, no eggs yet from her (or any of the other pullets I have).
I’m giving garlic in the water and spraying colloidal silver on the faces of both.
Advice?