She is the offspring of a sulmtaler hen and a rooster of undetermined breed. This woman was hatching eggs to order out of hard to obtain breeds, she traded eggs wtih some byc'ers. Only hatched from these eggs. but got over enthusiastic and overwhelmed and ended up with tons of hatches and no way to separate them apparently. so everyone got an interesting mix and definitely not what they expected. She is kind of well known for this disaster around this neck of the woods. took me forever to id her mother as a sulmtaler since I had never heard of or seen that breed.
So while I don't know what the rooster was - never could id his breed - but most likely he wasn't hatchery unless an egg trader slipped up.
This morning, I went out thinking I would cull her and there she was, foraging away and then gleefully beaking a frog. So not ready to go yet. Sulmtalers are heavily feathered so it is hard to see the belly area, but she definitely wasn't in penguin stance. I can't think the epsom salt bath would have improved her that much, but for now it isn't necessary to cull. yet.
hope everyone has a great weekend with happy and healthy chickens!
So while I don't know what the rooster was - never could id his breed - but most likely he wasn't hatchery unless an egg trader slipped up.
This morning, I went out thinking I would cull her and there she was, foraging away and then gleefully beaking a frog. So not ready to go yet. Sulmtalers are heavily feathered so it is hard to see the belly area, but she definitely wasn't in penguin stance. I can't think the epsom salt bath would have improved her that much, but for now it isn't necessary to cull. yet.
hope everyone has a great weekend with happy and healthy chickens!