Weeg
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Hey guys, we have 13 Cornish X meat birds in a chicken tractor right now. There about 8 weeks old I believe? Were planning on butchering them in a few days, as they have reached the weight we want them to be.
Today when we moved the tractor, I noticed one of the cockerels had a very dark face, his comb, wattles, and face, were almost purple. He was laying down eating out of the feeder. I also noticed him closing his eyes some, but didn't look to hard at the rest of his behavior.
I know that Purple comb/face can mean lack of blood flow, does this sound like the same thing? He is a super fat meat bird, so I wouldn't be to surprised if he had some kind of issue. He is a meat bird, and we are planning on butchering them in a few days, so I'm not going to pour any medical treatment into him, I'm mostly just curious as to what this could be. Thanks guys!
I'll post photos if needed.
Today when we moved the tractor, I noticed one of the cockerels had a very dark face, his comb, wattles, and face, were almost purple. He was laying down eating out of the feeder. I also noticed him closing his eyes some, but didn't look to hard at the rest of his behavior.
I know that Purple comb/face can mean lack of blood flow, does this sound like the same thing? He is a super fat meat bird, so I wouldn't be to surprised if he had some kind of issue. He is a meat bird, and we are planning on butchering them in a few days, so I'm not going to pour any medical treatment into him, I'm mostly just curious as to what this could be. Thanks guys!
I'll post photos if needed.
