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[Tiaday]

Hi I am fairly new to this and have a small holding in the new forest .

I have 12 Rhode Island Reds some are around 3 years old and the others about 1 year but some Of them are turning white !
They don’t appear stressed (although one older one died and I didn’t get there in time and they ate it )
I have not changed food
Any suggestions welcome please
Thanks
Andree

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Andree, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
How much space does your flock have?
Can you post some pictures of them?

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Good luck with your flock!

 

[DaisyBuff]

Welcome! This could be of molting, or they are changing the color of their feathers you might also notice more feathers on the ground. Normally in this season, they loose old feathers and get new ones I had some Rhode Islands that did that. My 6 Rhode Island reds now are red white, and their tail feathers are blue in the sun!

 

[KingD]

Ooooh I love the new forest!
Hello and welcome to BYC!

 

[CaroleW]

Welcome to BYC from Arizona! This is the place to be for all your chicken news, connections to fabulous fowl folks and more!

Interested to see what turning white indicates... I have a 10 year old black sexlink that has a few feathers turning white (assuming old age for her) but also another 8 month old Polish that has white tips on a few crest feathers (assuming a vit/min difficiency or stress for this one).

 

[416bigbore]

Hello Andree and welcome to BYC, You found an Awesome poultry Forum to be a part of with many great knowledgeable members who are more then willing to jump in and help you with any questions you may have.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Community!

I hope you enjoy BYC as much as we do!

 

[N F C]

Hello Andree, it's nice to have you here!

 

[Fuchsia]

Hello and welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!