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[joyellen]

Hi, adorable chicks! I agree with @janiedoe about the single crested chick...once a hatchery sent me a bonus single Polish along with my dual purpose chicks and the other chicks tormented the Polish badly.

Yeah, I have noticed the picking of it's head feathers. I've already treated it's head 2x. With a blue spray for chickens, and Neosporin. I will talk to my daughter about it.

 

[joyellen]

Also, I have to say that mixing a single polish in with them is a terrible idea. Unfortunately, when a crested bird is the only one in the flock, it generally gets picked on very badly. I wish you the best, but were I you, I'd add some other crested birds to the flock.

Yeah, I have noticed the picking of it's head feathers. I've already treated it's head 2x. With a blue spray for chickens, and Neosporin. I will talk to my daughter about it.

 

[N F C]

Yeah, I have noticed the picking of it's head feathers. I've already treated it's head 2x. With a blue spray for chickens, and Neosporin. I will talk to my daughter about it.

That top knot is just too hard for others to resist. I hope you can separate him (her?) and set up a separate flock for the little guy.

 

[Burnt Brass Homestead]

Hi @joyellen

Welcome!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out.

 

[joyellen]

Welcome to BYC. They are too young to tell gender. I believe barred rocks would be showing their barring by now.

This is Zipper, we think he's a rooster. Barred Rock. He is much lighter than Coffee. His tail is gorgeous. Kinda resembles a turkey tail with all the white bars on the edges in a beautiful pattern. His wattle has turned red sooner than our other Barred Rock Coffee.

 

[Fwoof]

A very warm welcome to BYC!

 

[joyellen]

This is Zipper, we think he's a rooster. Barred Rock. He is much lighter than Coffee. His tail is gorgeous. Kinda resembles a turkey tail with all the white bars on the edges in a beautiful pattern. His wattle has turned red sooner than our other Barred Rock Coffee.

This is Coffee. A much darker Barred Rock overall. Darker legs. Coffee is so sweet. Let's you pick her up with little to no struggle. Is this a hen???

 

[TwoCrows]

This is Coffee. A much darker Barred Rock overall. Darker legs. Coffee is so sweet. Let's you pick her up with little to no struggle. Is this a hen???

Looks like a beautiful girl!