Posts by Ourfamilyflock

Quote: Originally Posted by ZaksGarden  Still waiting.....for our first eggs...half way through week 19.    I see no squatting. I do see 4 hens taunting me each time I open the nest box....

1. Rhode Island Reds -great layers, tasty eggs, fun personality 2. Buff Orpingtons - Beautiful birds with a gentle easy going personality 3. Partridge Rocks - love the coloring and their laid back personality 4. Black Austrolorps...

Quote: Originally Posted by Danielle27  Update:  My 2 red sex links are the only two I have now. I waited and waited for the barred rock and Dominique to lay. Finally at 24 weeks the dominique started talking to...

Our EE is now 22 weeks, and no egg yet, let me know when you get your first, not as familiar with this breed, plus they are mixes, so who really knows.  My Rhode Island, BRs and BO's are all laying now.  at 21 and 22 weeks...

Use pine shavings here, about 3 to 4 inches deep.  Got our first 2 eggs today from our 20 week old Rhode Island Red and Barred Rock.   Still have 6 others we are waiting on.  

Depending on the breed most start to lay eggs between 20 to 24 weeks.  

I agree with the above post, I think these Girls are older then 10 weeks, the Barred looks like ours does at 20 weeks.  Barred Roos are lighter in color, they are more white with black bars rather then black with white bars, so...

Welcome to BYC from Central Oregon!    Glad you made the chicken plunge, we did this year for our first time as well!   You made the best step you could have made by joining this site.  So helpful, so many...

We too have one and sometimes two really mean Barred Rocks towards their feathered sisters.  To us they are very responsive and sweet, but very mean towards the other chickens.  Pecking for no reason.  At first I had...

Could just be an early maturer.  Tail feathers dont look like roo, might be a little to early to tell.  Might have to wait till it crows or not.  Im leaning hen, but have not owned that breed before.