We have a strain of bearded hens up at my lease
I have found that usually where you find bearded hens you also will have multi bearded gobblers around also. I have a theory and it is just that but I believe that bearded hens have a tendancy to have more mutli bearded offspring than non bearded hens.
Thamks that why I ask lots of questions? If I am unsure of a rule or a law I allways err on the side of caution. I can not risk even a lecture from law enforcment
Sometimes mature gobblers will also have no visible beard at all. Whether its beard rot mites or genetics is up for debate but I have killed 2 full fanned gobblers with no visible beard.
Sometimes mature gobblers will also have no visible beard at all. Whether its beard rot mites or genetics is up for debate but I have killed 2 full fanned gobblers with no visible beard.
Usually when a bird has a broken beard or not beard at all and he is a mature bird you will see where the tip of what is left is a rusty colored. That is caused by a stressful event in his life maybe hit by car and survive attack by predator or even the bird catching a cold where he got real sick.
Sometimes mature gobblers will also have no visible beard at all. Whether its beard rot mites or genetics is up for debate but I have killed 2 full fanned gobblers with no visible beard.
Usually when a bird has a broken beard or not beard at all and he is a mature bird you will see where the tip of what is left is a rusty colored. That is caused by a stressful event in his life maybe hit by car and survive attack by predator or even the bird catching a cold where he got real sick.
I believe its actually "beard rot"...which is a lack of melanin in their diet
