I have had her almost 2 years. Her face has always been purple-ish. They had a lot of chickens so they were downsizing.
I'm no good at ID'ing red chickens, but that coloring on the face is called "Gypsy Face" -- I have a couple birds like that.
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I have had her almost 2 years. Her face has always been purple-ish. They had a lot of chickens so they were downsizing.
This hen looks like she has fibromelanosis/black skin rather than gypsy face. A single copy of the gene can result in purplish skin.I'm no good at ID'ing red chickens, but that coloring on the face is called "Gypsy Face" -- I have a couple birds like that.
This hen looks like she has fibromelanosis/black skin rather than gypsy face. A single copy of the gene can result in purplish skin.