Got a couple of questions:
I'm noticing a couple of my chickens looking like old men! They have silver pin-like feathers on their head -- sort of like gray hair. They are roughly 5 months old. I thought maybe it had to do with other birds striping the feather, but I don't know.... The one who has it the most is a Wyandotte, Winnie, who I think is at the bottom of the pecking order, but I noticed my black sex-link, Big Mama (aka Mammasan), who's at the top of the order seems to have a few, too, so not sure about my theory. Maybe these are just some new feathers coming in???
Don't know if this is related or not, but I see a few of the chickens shake their heads from time to time. Is that normal? Can't say that I noticed it previously. It's not a huge amount, more like something from time-to-time, or they are clearing their head out -- and not all of them seem to do it. I haven't checked them over carefully -- not sure exactly how to do this if I need to!
I'm a newbie to all this ....
I'm noticing a couple of my chickens looking like old men! They have silver pin-like feathers on their head -- sort of like gray hair. They are roughly 5 months old. I thought maybe it had to do with other birds striping the feather, but I don't know.... The one who has it the most is a Wyandotte, Winnie, who I think is at the bottom of the pecking order, but I noticed my black sex-link, Big Mama (aka Mammasan), who's at the top of the order seems to have a few, too, so not sure about my theory. Maybe these are just some new feathers coming in???
Don't know if this is related or not, but I see a few of the chickens shake their heads from time to time. Is that normal? Can't say that I noticed it previously. It's not a huge amount, more like something from time-to-time, or they are clearing their head out -- and not all of them seem to do it. I haven't checked them over carefully -- not sure exactly how to do this if I need to!
I'm a newbie to all this ....
