Amy 4
In the Brooder
- May 20, 2018
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I have a Sussex chicken (which are usually white) and her feathers have gone a bit yellow. What causes this? How can I fix this?
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Yes we had a old baby bath lying about so I filled it with soil and put it in there coop this has made her feather a little less yellow but they where are still tintedPictures?
Have you tried giving her a bath to see if they are just stained or dirty? my white hens turn yellowish when they get really dirty.
They have not been given any corn yet and we just finished the outside part of the coop and they only got our for the first time today so it shouldn’t be the sun. It’s a on going mysterious this one but thanks for the help.I have read that corn in the feed causes the yellowing as does sunshine.
My light Brahma is still white and she is in the sun a lot.
That's pretty weird then, maybe try putting baking soda paste on her feathers then washing it off with Castille soap (the hypoallergenic scent free bar that you can get at most farm stores) this is what I do to my white horse who also turns a yellow colour sometimes.Yes we had a old baby bath lying about so I filled it with soil and put it in there coop this has made her feather a little less yellow but they where are still tinted
Ok thanks very much I will try it on the weekend.That's pretty weird then, maybe try putting baking soda paste on her feathers then washing it off with Castille soap (the hypoallergenic scent free bar that you can get at most farm stores) this is what I do to my white horse who also turns a yellow colour sometimes.
Other than that I can't think of what it could be.
Not sure corn has anything to do with white feathers yellowing, but chances are the feed you use is probably mostly corn, if you look at the fine print in the tag sewn into the bottom of the bag...it could just say 'grain products', but the yellowish color of most feed tells the tale.They have not been given any corn yet and we just finished the outside part of the coop and they only got our for the first time today so it shouldn’t be the sun. It’s a on going mysterious this one but thanks for the help.