paulie 0 Posted September 15, 2013 Member ID: 7,392 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 240 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,280 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 19/08/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 30, 2014 Birthday: 02/06/1962 Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) Hi All I have a Df grey normal hen with 4, 2-3 week old chicks. she has had a nice dark cere and been very healthy. Today I have noticed that her cere has turned almost white although is still feeding chicks and cock is feeding her and she still seems quite healthy otherwise. Nutritionally there should be no problem. the only thing I can think of is that the particular nest box is quite dark so am wondering if this could be light, melanin and vitamin D3 deficiency due to the low light levels in this box. Would love to hear from anyone with experience with sort of difficulty. Thanks Paulie Edited September 15, 2013 by paulie Link to comment
Nadene 0 Posted September 15, 2013 Member ID: 7,164 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 405 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,325 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/02/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 6, 2017 Birthday: 13/10/1978 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I have a hen that does that. She goes right out of condition once she has laid the first round and is raising her chicks and then her cere goes back to brown when she lays the second round. Link to comment
paulie 0 Posted September 15, 2013 Member ID: 7,392 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 240 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,280 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 19/08/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 30, 2014 Birthday: 02/06/1962 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Thanks Nadene. I am quite surprised so see the cere looking bleached white. My other hens did seem to go out of condition while raising chicks but not to this extent. Link to comment
Nadene 0 Posted September 15, 2013 Member ID: 7,164 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 405 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,325 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/02/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 6, 2017 Birthday: 13/10/1978 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Yep, that's how mine went. I was really surprised how quickly mine came back, she's sitting on her second round now (I do have to watch her, she's my plucker ) hopefully yours will be the same Link to comment
paulie 0 Posted September 15, 2013 Member ID: 7,392 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 240 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,280 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 19/08/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 30, 2014 Birthday: 02/06/1962 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 just have to keep an eye on her i guess. made some adjustments to get a bit more light into the cage. She has another 2 to 3 weeks left with this brood. Link to comment
L__J 0 Posted September 15, 2013 Member ID: 7,482 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 438 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,910 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 5, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2013 yup noticed this on one of my parings as well last season. Link to comment
robyn 0 Posted September 16, 2013 Member ID: 5,241 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 86 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,887 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 10,750 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 19, 2018 Birthday: 21/12/1946 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Haven't had this before but it's good to hear about it, for future reference. Sounds like it's just a breeding condition event. At least it's a clear indication that they are in condition. Link to comment
paulie 0 Posted September 16, 2013 Member ID: 7,392 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 240 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,280 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 19/08/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 30, 2014 Birthday: 02/06/1962 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 I still think that the bleaching of her cere does indicate that there is something missing in this hen. Is getting more natural light and vitamin supplement so see what happens. Will have to do a bit more research if only to satisfy my curiosity. Probably not going to use these as a pair again. not really looking for Df grays which they are producing. Link to comment
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