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[capayvalleychick]

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I'm not really familiar with the breed, but could she be Sussex?

Kim

 

[PepsNick]

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I'm not really familiar with the breed, but could she be Sussex?

Kim

Maybe Light Sussex? But then I think shed have more coloring?

 

[AlbionWood]

A couple of my NHR hens have floppy, crooked combs like that. My (Speckled) Sussexes have much smaller, stiffer combs. Can't explain the Columbian hackle, though.

 

[kathyinmo]

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I'm not really familiar with the breed, but could she be Sussex?

Kim

No, not a Light Sussex. I believe, as Lotsapaints said, that it is a hatchery Delaware and they may have possibly added a Leghorn. It is at least part Delaware, and I am sure you will get lots of nice eggs from her! Enjoy!

 

[sheps4her]

Thanks for all the input. You guys are great!!! The funny thing about her comb is that it does not always flop over. Could that be a nutritional problem? Or does she just have a sometimey comb?

She was filthy when I got her. She had poop stuck to her feet and feathers, so she got a bath right away! I had to trim off alot of the poop stuck feathers!

She was great about it though! She is so sweet, I am in love already!

 

[PepsNick]

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Aww, cute. She is in quarantine, right?

 

[sheps4her]

yes. I want to make sure she is healthy. she is eating and drinking well so far and VERY upset I won't let her out. she "cries" when I leave after checking on her!

 

[PepsNick]

Well maybe you could make her a little wire pen AWAY from the coop, if there's room somewhere.

 

[speckledhen]

I saw the cutest thing earlier from the biggest Delaware in the brooder--all the chicks were in a plush chick carpet sleeping except that one. He was standing tall, listening, just like a good rooster should. After a few seconds, when he didn't hear anything, he slowly sank down where he was standing on the outside of the group. So darn cute! He and the second largest are fearless leaders, even at just two weeks old.

The last little Del to hatch had a very open navel, would only stand with eyes closed, breathing hard from the time it went into the brooder with the others. Today, for the first time, it went to the water on its own and we even got it to take a bite of the chopped egg on its own. That is a huge difference in its condition--we were going to cull it today and now, it just may make it, though it's a bit of a runt.

 

[herechickchick]

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What a sweet little guy. I am sorry to hear about your chick but hopefully he/she will make it.