1 of my hens comb has not turned red like her sisters. She is 7 months. I’ve head that a pale comb could be an indication of an illness. She is acting her normal self, eating and drinking water. Any insight on this comb coloring ?
Is a red face one of the indicators of a soon to be laying hen? My EE are now 22 weeks and no eggs yet. Also, I noticed her comb has grown. Is this kind called a pea comb?
Not sure what caused this hole on my Easter Eggers beak. All I have is Vet RX so I applied that after cleaning the wound. Anyone have recommendations or have dealt with a hole in beak?
Hello. My EE are 9 weeks old now. They are from ideal poultry. The description from their website states that they have pea combs, with ear muffs and beards.
I don’t quite see a developing beard or muffs. At what age do beards/ muffs usually develop ?
Recently added sand to our run. We got the all purpose green bag from Lowes. It seems to be more fine than I would like, with very little granite or rock. I do live in a humid/ hot climate. The sand seems to be holding moisture.
Would it be a good idea for me to add granite that I can find at...
Hello everyone.
Does anyone here know the Easter Egger genetics ,or cross breeds of Ideal poultry?
From what I’ve learned so far Easter Eggers are a “mutt” and are not a recognized breed to the APA. They have genetics of the Ameraucana and some other breed.
I did reach out to Ideal poultry...