Is that a roo stance?Now see? I wanted to post a photo of Martina earlier and it wouldn’t! And that gets my messages all balled up then.
I was looking at her legs and they seem stocky for a pullet …
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She definitely has her mamas feet
Nope. Red Roan Appaloosa who was old enough to be almost solid white. Just some “rust” left at the tips of his mane and tail. Most of our sunburn issues were on his face. He had allergies which would cause his eyes to run. Before we had him, flies had attacked his face where it was wet/crusty. This left bare skin that sunburned, and the cycle continued until th r area under both eyes was scarred with no hair, and in Texas that is a recipe for chronic sunburn. So he wore a fly mask with most of the year to help protect it. After a few years of care and healing we managed to get the areas a little smaller with more hair, but he always had an area with no hair. You can see it a little better in this pic, and also including a pic of him in his mask.Oh how lovely a Cremello right? What a lovely old boyDid you have problems with sunburn? My appy mare is so bad for sunburn.
We had a super smart chicken named Ginger. She was alpha hen. In August 2022 she decided to lead all the chickens to bully Inky, so I gave Ginger to my friend.
Here is a past post about her rehome:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...es-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/post-26079332
Today my friend told me that Ginger is dying :-( :-(
It sounds like sour crop. I feel like my Ginger would still be healthily living with us, constantly trying to fly over fence if she had been here with us.
@lightm What bgmathteach posted is totally correct regarding you did what was best for your flock as a whole. If it is indeed sour crop maybe it isn’t too late to treat with “yeast infection” cream. There are lots of threads in how to do that in the emergency/illness section.I am sorry to hear about Ginger. But, think of this - if she was still with you, probably Inky wouldn't be. You did what was best for your flock overall. I know it was hard at the time for you to rehome her, and you loved her, so it is human nature to second guess yourself - but don't.
If your friend is close enough could you go over and check out Ginger, and maybe try feeding a bit of coconut oil and massaging her crop...showing your friend how to do it??? (hopefully it isn't too late...but a number of people have had success with this.)
One last tip - A blueberry bush we planted years ago just happened to end up very close to the drain of the swale around the garage barn when we built it. That soil is woodsy orchard soil (no clay) and drains well, and I've mulched it for decades now. So since the swale went in it's been loving it. Actually part even gets a little swampy and soft. Blueberries will happily live in very wet places as long as it drains and dries out to nice dampness periodically. The only thing this bush doesn't get is good sunshine since the trees near it have grown. Lots of blueberries live in partial shade but I suspect that's because those places tend to retain water better more than they like the shade.
Very familiar with the Appy sunburn/allergy issue. Lulu also wears a fly mask year round, even in the winter to protect from sunburn on her eyes.
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She is pretty!
With Silkies who knows.... if you go by the Wing Feather / Tail Feather thing (females have primaries at day one and longer length, and tail feathers come in at 1 week) then she is a pullet.... I could spend $17 and get her DNA tested.... but that would require me pulling a blood feather or somehow getting blood (snipping a nail short -
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I think my frizzle and 2 of the silkies are roos. They all 3 have streamers on the head.With Silkies who knows.... if you go by the Wing Feather / Tail Feather thing (females have primaries at day one and longer length, and tail feathers come in at 1 week) then she is a pullet.... I could spend $17 and get her DNA tested.... but that would require me pulling a blood feather or somehow getting blood (snipping a nail short -
but not worth is at this point. Will wait and see.
Thank you! She was at my door asking for worms when I wasn't there. I think she wants a refund.Gorgeous! What a beauty.
