I was concerned about bullying which is why she is lodged with two extremely docile Partridge olive eggers. I have kept a close eye on them and have never seen any bullying activity. Also Camilla’s skin is smooth and shows not signs of having been pecked or having her feathers plucked. But just to make sure it is probably worth setting up the camera to double check. Thanks for the input!
It’s more like she’s stuck in teenage molt! She’s been like this for about two weeks. Physically she is growing and gaining weight but not feathering. My forever teenager chicken—anybody have any chicken sweater patterns?
First let me be so bold as to answer your tag line-we stand a good chance of finding our better selves in the hen house! She should be but the other speckled Sussex that came from the same hatching day are also way ahead of her. As a little chick she looked exactly like the other Easter eggers—like a fuzzy chipmunk chicken. It’s not impossible but she is still way behind with the feathering. Again—she seems very healthy otherwise which is why I’m so puzzled.
Okay Eddie.
Eye roll not necessary. I was in the hospital when you posted this. You aren't the OP. I'm not sure if I can make this about me. But I was hit by a car bike riding. A mountain bike. And my battery was low I didn't respond. I raised adult chickens before. Mine molted similar. But this chicken has something else.She is NOT molting.
I hope it isn't too. Yeah, I'm not sure what the problem was. I'm guessing something genetic such as inbreeding or something. I offered a lot of vitamin supplements to her and nothing ever helped. Eventually the chickens I had integrated her and her sisters with killed her. They knew something was wrong with her from the start. They accepted her sisters readily but always stayed away from her. I started a thread about her a while ago. No one seemed to know much.
That's good! Sorry she was actually a he though. It happens.
Yeah. I missed my little girl. She had such a nice personality. Too bad you had to rehome your little guy. Speckled Sussexes are so nice. I had one a few years before the messed up one, and she was amazing. My littke brother had named her Dory. Unfortunately she got eaten by a dog while we were out of town. My SSs do not have very good track records. It's sad, I loved them so much. If you have the chance to get some, go for it. They're amazing. And the fact that they're dual purpose is really cool.
