Question, (I'm fairly new to BCMs) I'm looking at trading for this rooster, he hatched in May/June of this year.. he doesn't have as much coloring as I would like, but will his colors come out more as he matures? Or should I start looking elsewhere?
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I'm new to the thread. I have a BCM hen that is about a year and a half and weighs 4.4lbs. Is that a normal weight for a hen this age? I've read that typically a full grown chicken will weigh between 5-6 lbs. I've done everything I can to fatten her up but no luck. I have one other hen, a delaware that weights 4.6lbs. They do not have worms and are laying daily.
The lady that sold her to me said she would be full size, I als have a Delaware hen that is the same age and weighs 4.6lbs. I wormed them both about a month ago with safeguard because I did see worms in their stool but I have not seen any more worms since them. I don't plan on breeding them but am just worried that they are underweight. =(
Yes, she is small. When you hold her in your hand, do you feel a good amount of flesh around her keel, or does she feel pretty boney underneath? Next time, alternate your worming with Valbazen (dose twice two weeks apart) , which is a full spectrum wormer and should get any other worms that you may not notice easily like hairworms or tape worm sements. Safeguard targets just roundworms.
One chick Two - Thank you for your input
I've decided against him, lol but there are a lot of great pointers in your post and throughout this thread - making mental notes for later. I ended up finding this guy (the one in the front) not a very good pic but even so, I'm much more pleased with his coloring. Going to pick him up today or tomorrow so I will post better pics later
Yes, I have been checking around her keel bone and it has some flesh but is pretty boney. If I wormed them about 2 months ago, how long should I wait before trying the Valbazen? I just lost a dominique 2 mos ago that dropped down to 2lbs. Vet said she may have had an early respiratory issue but found no worms in her. I'm so worried that they have the same thing. They have not lost any weight in the 2 months I've been weighing them & feeding more protein, they have gained about .2lbs each but I just feel like they should be gaining faster...