Healthy Poultry Pictures

[AnneLovesChickens]

Hi!! Yesterday I posted a thread asking for people’s opinions on what to feed pet chickens that you want to live long healthy beautiful lives to the point of “show birds”, even though I don’t intend to do that at this point. But to look and be that healthy is what I want. One person posted pictures of their chicken and their diet and I LOVED IT!! I would love to hear more opinions and see more pictures!!!! Please attach pictures and tell me their diet if you can! Mine are living in the basement temporarily while we finish their grand coop outside. These are my 3 month old babies on a diet of all flock 20% protein, brewers yeast and coop kelp, with romaine lettuce for snacks: (Black EE cockerel, Buff EE pullet, light Brahma pullet, and RIR cockerel)

 

[EggSighted4Life]

: (Black EE cockerel, Buff EE pullet, light Brahma pullet, and RIR cockerel)

Hi there.

Your black cockerel is a Rosecomb and not an EE as far as I can tell. I'd be shocked if your buff is an EE also with a straight comb, but maybe.

Lovely group ya got there, even though they're at their awkward looking ugly teen phase.

I just feed 20% protein flock raiser with oyster shell free choice on the side for active layers. Quality look of feathers can be effected by so many things including over crowding, age, diet, parasites, mating, time of year/weather, and so many other things. Maintaining a high quality diet is definitely key to so many things health related including over all appearance.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Your buff EE is actually a black tailed buff Japanese Bantam, and as @EggSighted4Life mentioned, your cockerel is a black rosecomb..

 

[AnneLovesChickens]

Hi there.

Your black cockerel is a Rosecomb and not an EE as far as I can tell. I'd be shocked if your buff is an EE also with a straight comb, but maybe.

Lovely group ya got there, even though they're at their awkward looking ugly teen phase.

I just feed 20% protein flock raiser with oyster shell free choice on the side for active layers. Quality look of feathers can be effected by so many things including over crowding, age, diet, parasites, mating, time of year/weather, and so many other things. Maintaining a high quality diet is definitely key to so many things health related including over all appearance.

Lol I love them the most at this age so far. Not too fragile as babies, but not too big to allow them to hangout on my boyfriends head lol! They are definitely amazing. Thank you for your insight. You seem to be very chicken-wise <3

 

[AnneLovesChickens]

Your buff EE is actually a black tailed buff Japanese Bantam, and as @EggSighted4Life mentioned, your cockerel is a black rosecomb..

See I’m new to chickens, and know little so far, but keep reading up on everything I can. And I bought them at tractor supply who used Hoover’s Hatchery. Well, the bin She was in just said “assorted bantams”. I contacted the hatchery with pictures and they said black chicken and tan chicken are EE. But now 3 people have said they’re rosecomb and Japanese. I can see both in them. Only way to know for sure at this point is to see the color of her eggs lololol!

 

[Fueron]

I feed 20% protein all flock feed, plus oyster shells for the laying ones. I feed wheat for training them, and occasionally cracked corn. I give them electrolytes once in a while and whenever they may be stressed. This diet has worked very well for my soft feathered breeds.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I contacted the hatchery with pictures and they said black chicken and tan chicken are EE.

The hatchery worker is likely mistaken. I looked at their site... and they use the SAME pictures for so many of their breeds.

Looking at Hoovers' site... I can't even find Rosecomb and only black tailed WHITE Japanese bantam. They also call their EE Americana. Maybe they just aren't offering them anymore?? It's unusual for an employee to actively call their misrepresentation of Ameraucana, EE.

Fun times!

 

[AnneLovesChickens]

I feed 20% protein all flock feed, plus oyster shells for the laying ones. I feed wheat for training them, and occasionally cracked corn. I give them electrolytes once in a while and whenever they may be stressed. This diet has worked very well for my soft feathered breeds.

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YOUR BIRD IS GORGEOUS!!! Thank you for posting your diet too!!

 

[AnneLovesChickens]

The hatchery worker is likely mistaken. I looked at their site... and they use the SAME pictures for so many of their breeds.

Looking at Hoovers' site... I can't even find Rosecomb and only black tailed WHITE Japanese bantam. They also call their EE Americana. Maybe they just aren't offering them anymore?? It's unusual for an employee to actively call their misrepresentation of Ameraucana, EE.

Fun times!

lol! Yeah ya’ll are convincing me more and more that they’re not EEs!

 

[AnneLovesChickens]

I saw a like on this and try to update my threads when i know more... Pancake is a Japanese bantam who lays beautiful tiny cream colored eggs and Daffy Black Chicken is a Rosecomb bantam who has a GIANT overflowing comb and huge white earlobes and big brown adorable eyes. Love them both <3