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I see male specif feathering, unfortunately, I don't believe I am wrong.

Both the bird in question are cockerels. Sorry...

Very good, it sounds like you have it all taken care of. Is the chick showing any improvement?

I treated a star gazer a couple years ago. It's just a vitamin deficiency. I believe I mixed minced garlic, raw honey, and apple cider vinegar. That healed up the chick in 2 days I believe? There's homeopathic/natural ways to treat it, that actually work really well.

Maybe a Marans? Just not the French type. He's not a frizzle, either. Just a little beat up. 😅

Agreed.

No, just leave the chick with the mother. :) She'll take real good care of that baby. When you have a broody hen, I've observed that the other birds leave the hens alone for the most part. For me, the only time the hens have actually harmed the chicks, was when they knew the chicks wouldn't...

I'm leaning pullets, but orpingtons can be a bit tricky, they like to mess with people. Haha. The brown fella in the back is a cockerel though.

So far, the garden is going mostly good. I have very invasive Perslane that is trying to choke out my other plants. (Carrots, beet's, peas, etc) It's been pretty dry here, but I planted pretty dense on my brassicas, so they are actually doing quite well. The cabbage is starting to make baby...