Hi there. I have an Easter egger mix who was born around April of this year (2023) who has never laid an egg. In June/July I integrated her in to my flock of three hens who were born together in February of this year. Those three all started laying around 18-20 weeks.
I know exactly which eggs are laid by each chicken because they are distinctly different colors plus I have watched them in the nest box. This younger hen has never gone into the nest box, never done that squat thing when I approach her, and never laid an egg. She seems perfectly healthy although she is a little more ornery and won’t let me pick her up like the other three do.
Did I get a dud? Is she likely to never lay at all?
I know exactly which eggs are laid by each chicken because they are distinctly different colors plus I have watched them in the nest box. This younger hen has never gone into the nest box, never done that squat thing when I approach her, and never laid an egg. She seems perfectly healthy although she is a little more ornery and won’t let me pick her up like the other three do.
Did I get a dud? Is she likely to never lay at all?