Looking for 7 mo buff orpington or similar hen

[Birdielee]

And the roo has some black greasy looking stuff on spots on his comb. Medicine? Did he get trashed by another roo? He has a feather broken or cut off on his lower back. But today i saw his wing feathers must have been cut.

My mom used to dust animals with sevin. We dont have any anymore, but is that appropriate for chickens? I figure on deworming and everything for these guys. Before i stick them in my hen house i want them clean.

 

[Birdielee]

Sorry the photos aren't so good. They move a lot.

 

[MROO]

If your hens are EEs, then your roo likely is, too, simply because a lot of BY chickeneers don't separate by breed. If they're not showing and aren't trying to breed to standard, then it's not necessary. EE looks likely, or maybe an other breed of rooster over an EE hen. That makes them EEs, it just means that they may (or may not) lay a colored egg. Regardless, they're very pretty girls!
That raggedy "molt" may be just that - a rough molt - but you'll need to be extra careful before introducing the newbies to your current lady. And you'll want to quarantine them far away from her. If they're just molting, the distance won't hurt them. If they're harboring something else, the distance could save your hen's life. I know that sounds overly dramatic, but it's much better to be overly cautious than to risk your birds, your time ... and your wallet ... spreading illness!
I'm kinda excited to see how the rooster grows out. With full feathering, it'll likely be easier to figure out his breed (or breeds.) More importantly, to those of us who really enjoy watching Chicken TV, despite his current state, your scruffy boy looks like he's going to be gorgeous!

 

[Birdielee]

Thanks, mroo. I appreciate your help

Yeah, he has potential to be beautiful. He has some green. And he called his girls over to the food. And he mated with one of them. It seemed a little rough and quite unpleasant. She shook herself off and went to drink some water. I imagine roosters can be worse than that. But i imagine they can be nicer, too.

I figured they're easter eggers maybe, because of the ear tufts and the extra toes. But now i looked up 5 toes and found silkies. I don't know. The toes i found pics of were on the foot. These are on the hens' legs. In the same spot as the roo's spurs.

 

[Birdielee]

I'm not super committed to the roo. I don't even think I'm allowed to keep him. So I'll have him for a while, if his scruffiness works out. But probably not for years. I'm hoping he'll put order into my first hen's life. She's not the bossman.

 

[Birdielee]

So how much distance do you think i need? I dont have much working space. They're about 20 or 25 feet apart.

 

[Birdielee]

One of the hens already escaped in my garden and i had to catch her with a fishing net! She's faster than my first hen

 

[NatJ]

I figured they're easter eggers maybe, because of the ear tufts and the extra toes. But now i looked up 5 toes and found silkies. I don't know. The toes i found pics of were on the foot. These are on the hens' legs. In the same spot as the roo's spurs.

Do the hens have spurs, instead of extra toes? It's fairly common for hens of some breeds (and crosses) to grow spurs too.

 

[Birdielee]

Do the hens have spurs, instead of extra toes? It's fairly common for hens of some breeds (and crosses) to grow spurs too.

I'll look again. They're toes, i think

 

[Birdielee]

I'll look again. They're toes, i think

You're right! They're spurs! On the dominant hen! And the other hen doesn't have extras at all.