pullets

  1. abby_robinson

    Pullets always watch one of my mature hens lay

    Has anyone experienced this behavior? Ever since they got comfortable with my older hens, they will always follow one particular hen into the coop to accompany her while she lays. What’s funny is she’s the top hen, and also the meanest. Seems harmless enough and I laugh when I catch it. I’m...
  2. MyISAbrownhens

    Fox Causing Problems

    So today we lost two out of four of our new pullets. We had a total of nine chickens, 4 new chickens and 5 older. Just two weeks ago, we decided that the pullets were big enough to start free ranging at 12 weeks - especially since they were getting along great inside the coop with the older...
  3. Heavenly Love Hatchery

    7 week old Pullets what breed are they???

    Got these 2 pullets at Rural King at 1 week old which they get them from Hoovers Hatchery was marked Ameraucanas but what breed do you think they are? Are they pullets also? They look like Starlight Green Egg Layers to me and both was Chipmunk coloring with a dark brown stripe down the back both...
  4. C

    What breeds are these two pullets?

    Picked up three pullets from the poultry swap yesterday, I know the black one is a Copper maran but what about the silver and brown ones?
  5. Eggsandbeyond

    First time egg layers and first time hatching!

    2 out of my 5 pullets are starting to lay finally! It's been about 2 weeks of laying every day to every other day. I was going to wait until next spring to incubate some, but I am just way too excited!! Is it too early to try hatching them? I want healthy chicks, of course. The rooster has...
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  6. Foundry Barn

    Four 15 week old Sex Link Pullets

    Four healthy sex link pullets available. These girls are in Petaluma, CA and raised by hand. All Marek vaccinated and purchased from NPIP hatchery. These are the sweetest girls and just a few weeks from laying. Sex links are great producers of medium to large brown eggs.
  7. L

    ISO 2 female pullets 7-8 weeks Michigan/Ohio

    Hello from Michigan! I’m new to BYC and raising hens. I had two black sex link pullets. One unfortunately got attacked while I had them out during the day yesterday and I need to find my lone pullet some friends asap. I know I’ll have to quarantine new birds so the sooner the better. She’s very...
  8. Muser

    Convinced of Roo, but was a Hen?

    Has anyone ever been convinced their chicks were Cockerals/Rooster only to be surprised with a Pullet/Hen instead? If so, what were your experiences? Was it the early development of Comb/Wattles, behavior, feathering/patterns, or even the crowing? I want to hear about your sneaky tomboy hens! :D
  9. BunnyChickenMomma

    Eggcited for Eggs!

    My second post of the night! I have four Buff Orpington chickens that are 16 weeks old. Yesterday, my littlest chicken (Rosemary) started doing what I think is the submissive squat when I approach to pet her. I have read that once they start doing this, they are near to egg laying. Is 16 weeks...
  10. C

    Golden Laced Wyandottes Pullets (10 weeks old) - Louisville KY - $20

    All hens. $20 each 4 remaining
  11. LizzzyJo

    Rainbow Egger pullets and others for sale

    13 pullets for sale will be off heat last week in July. Sold at 6 weeks old so no need to brood with heat. Brooded on chick starter and free pasture. - All vaccinated against Mareks! All sexed pullets from Meyer hatchery. 9 colorful egg layers (EEs, Steele eggers, etc) @ $20/each 1 Egyptian...
  12. B

    Buying chickens in Central Coast California

    So after buying 3 Pullets in April and having all three turn out to be cockerels, I am a bit discouraged. I was assured they were hens, but…either the breeder did not know, or they were unscrupulous. Either way, I don’t want to do that again. I live in the Monterey Bay area. Anybody out there...
  13. T

    Mixing chick ages

    Hi there, hoping to get some insight here. I have 4 or 5 (8 week old) bantam pullets that are in a coop and 9 (5 week old) standards. They seem to be closish in size. What are the chabces I can mix them together and they'll be ok?
  14. M

    How should I clean a used coops?

    Good morning! I recently purchased a used chicken coop for my pullets who will be transitioning out of their brooder this week. The coop came from a local long-term chicken keepers, and the last chicken of their flocked died about 7 weeks ago at 11 years old from old age. The coop is made from...
  15. saving grace

    My Horrid Cockerel to Pullet Ratio

    Just want to take a quick sec to rant about how HORRIBLE my pullet-to-cockerel ratio is! :he In my first batch of 20 hatchery chicks, only 7 were pullets (and one was eaten by a neighbor's dog. :hit) My batch of 10 hatchery ducks only had 2 hens (and one of them doesn't lay, so basically one...
  16. Little Tala Bug

    Pack of Pullets

    I wanted to post about our new pack of five pullets because their arrival was totally eclipsed by the discovery of my missing hen, Henrietta, and her secret nest which hatched this week. We got the pullets on the same morning we found Henrietta. Settling them into their new run was the way we...
  17. Incukahlan

    Need Some Help With Fermented Feed Issues

    Alright, I am just a couple weeks into fermenting my feed and getting everyone on a schedule. But I'd like to talk to someone who has experience with it, as I feel I'm doing something wrong. I'm guessing it's my ratio of what I mix in, but I'm not 100% sure. I have laying hens, a turkey...
  18. B

    mealworms for pullets

    Sorry if this is a silly question. Is there any such thing as too many mealworms to feed my pullets? I worry they’re having too many, they bloody love them. They about 5 weeks old.
  19. B

    Lime

    Anybody use lime in their coop for smell control and mite prevention? what brand do you use? how can i be sure i’m using something that is safe for my pullets?
  20. BlueHorse17

    12 Week Genders?

    Hello everyone! Trying to help a friend out. What are your thoughts on these birds? Cockerels or pullets? They’re all 12 weeks.
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