ROO LOSING COLORATION!

[MonkeyZero]

HI

My roo, about 5-8 months old is losing coloration of feathers. They have a huge run and coop.

Here is before

And after

NOte that before is only 1 month older.

HE is wyandotte/rir/ee mix.

Why is he turning colors.
My brown pullet is doing great, with no change in colors.

 

[Kristina]

He looks like he's just molting.

 

[MonkeyZero]

Is it normal in the winter???

 

[hinkjc]

Absolutely...and you have to remember that roos don't show their true colors until after their first big moult.

Jody

 

[MonkeyZero]

Oh... I just got off the phone of the people who gave me them, and they siad it is gonna be an all white chicken, like an albino, but with some color.

I didnt know that they show true colors until first moult.

 

[MonkeyZero]

I also thought it meant it was frostbite.

 

[DoctorGoose]

All white chicken??

I don't think so! Maybe during his molt, but after he's going to be a beautiful GL RIR/Wyandotte/EE cross. He actually looks plain wyandotte right now...and are you sure he's a roo? Or has he been dubbed?

 

[arlee453]

That comb is awfully small and pale for a rooster at least 5 months old, or is it just me? I have wyandottes and dominiques with the same type comb and they are not quite 20 weeks, and their combs are darker and larger than your chicken's already. And I'm 100% sure they are girls.

Anyway, I'll be interested to see pics after the moult is done to see what color you end up with!

 

[MonkeyZero]

They are 5 months old. He is crowing, so thats why I can tell he's a roo. Yes a full crow. HOw long is the moult gonna last. THey are on a grower crumble, and sometimes, scratch. Also, his comb is a lot larger than in the pic.