I really thought this was a hen, and still kind of do, but I don’t think she’s laying yet and I thought I may have heard a crow the other day? But it wasn’t clear. Haven’t seen any mounting or other behavior that says rooster. There’s also a slight chance she is laying and it’s just the same...
I got 2 Noir Marans from Mt Healthy at the Ed of April and I got my first pullet egg!
They’re a hybrid of a cuckoo Marans and BCM, so I was worried about egg color, but it’s so dark!
Lavender Orpington and Easter Egger egg next to it for comparison.
I’m not expert, but I think you’re correct with Blondie. I think bellatrix is a pullet. Meredith is a real head scratcher. That rust right over the shoulders look boyish, but her comb isn’t that developed and she is golden all over. Olivia is confusing, too. My one EE cockerel was super obvious...
Interesting info! Thank you.
I do think I may have to sell 2 for them to fit in my coop and this was the plan all along. If I kept all 4 new pullets it would be a bit over 3 feet per hen in the coop, but plenty of run space. They’re docile breeds, but I’m prepared to let go of 1 or 2. I’m more...
I was really worried how this would go, it’s my first time introducing pullets to hens. My first flock of 4 is a year old, and my second 4, 7 weeks.
I started just letting them free range occasionally at about 5 weeks old. The hen I was worried about mostly ignored them, but was curious. My...
Thought I’d update, for anyone curious to watch her growth. Her cute little cheek feathers are coming in white this week. Very pleasantly surprised by her coloring. I really thought from her first wing feathers that she’d be mostly black and maybe a little white. Teaches me to jump to...
She got kicked out of being broody just by tossing her out of the nest box a few times a day, but then my red Orpington went broody and it took 5 days to break her. Finally had to lock her out of the coop on a cold, rainy day. She had shelter and she’s very big and feathered. She could still see...
So, my 11 month old lavender Orpington was concerning me because she was laying soft shelled eggs. I then haven’t gotten another egg from her in over a week.
She goes in the nesting box, but doesn’t seem to stay there longer than her sisters. I tried to move her yesterday and she screeched at...
If I’m honest, that’s how my surprise cockeral started at 3 weeks. However, I also read that in black and white ones, it’s white that starts on the shoulder, and that happened to me this year, but she ended up evening out her pattern by 5 weeks.
So it could go either way. That is awfully wide...
I’m feeling more confident that she’s likely a pullet, her pattern is evening out a lot this week. She’s so pretty. Almost 5 weeks.
Do tell me if you think I’m missing something.
None of mine were overly friendly as chicks, I have 3 Orpingtons, 3 Easter eggers, and 2 Marans. My first group was Orpingtons and Easter eggers, and I don’t think they liked me until they were laying. Now they follow me everywhere and will let me pick them up, besides the Easter egger- but...