This is Brownie:
She is a 16 week old ISA Brown, She is my main concern right now. So far she has been checked for mites and there are none to be found. I am doubtful that she has worms, but anything is possible. I am slightly worried about her since she has a very small pale comb/face compared the the other hens. Her 5 sisters are all starting to lay their first eggs and she is not. But they are young and I am not bothered by that so much.
She seems to have a bit of almost purple paleness to her face as well, but her feathers are full and healthy and her behavior, though skirmish is comparatively fine.
Currently she is on Purina flock raiser, chicken safe table scraps and from time to time scratch and meal worms. I also add electrolytes to their water (which they have 5 different clean sources of in the yard). She is in a 80ft chicken pen for part of the day and free ranges for the rest until bed time.
I think I am doing okay with them, since the rest look great. But she is different and I am just curious what I should check for to make sure she is a-ok.
Here is her sister for comparison:
So, what does it mean to be over all healthy acting but have a considerably small comb and pale face. What can I check and what should I do, if anything at all?
First time chicken herder here, so thanks in advance!
She is a 16 week old ISA Brown, She is my main concern right now. So far she has been checked for mites and there are none to be found. I am doubtful that she has worms, but anything is possible. I am slightly worried about her since she has a very small pale comb/face compared the the other hens. Her 5 sisters are all starting to lay their first eggs and she is not. But they are young and I am not bothered by that so much.
She seems to have a bit of almost purple paleness to her face as well, but her feathers are full and healthy and her behavior, though skirmish is comparatively fine.
Currently she is on Purina flock raiser, chicken safe table scraps and from time to time scratch and meal worms. I also add electrolytes to their water (which they have 5 different clean sources of in the yard). She is in a 80ft chicken pen for part of the day and free ranges for the rest until bed time.
I think I am doing okay with them, since the rest look great. But she is different and I am just curious what I should check for to make sure she is a-ok.
Here is her sister for comparison:
So, what does it mean to be over all healthy acting but have a considerably small comb and pale face. What can I check and what should I do, if anything at all?
First time chicken herder here, so thanks in advance!