Recent content by Janithya

Hi. Sorry I have been having trouble uploading a photo. She seems fine asides from the missing and broken feathers, but I think I have figured out the issue. I had today off work so I watched them for a while and noticed the 2 other new hens are pecking her feathers out and eating them! It's not...

Thanks for your reply. I got her from a backyard breeder. She is a Welsummer. I also got a French Maron and an Aracuna from the same breeder at the same time and they are both fine. They are all about 25 weeks old. I am feeding them Red Hen Layer Blue (it is one of the premium foods in Australia...

Hi. I have a hen I got 3 weeks ago with exactly the same problem as this. Lots of her feathers are broken off half way and she has lost other and has exposed red skin. I can't see any mites. Just wondering if you ever figured out what was wrong with your girl?

Finally got an egg 2 days ago! So that was 27 weeks. No more yet but at least that's a start

This is a picture of them now. The other 2 are about 6 weeks younger.

I bought them from a breeder. So maybe they actually were less than 12 weeks. This is a photo from when I got them. Do they look like 12 weeks?

I have 2 Wyandotte hens. A Silver Pencil Lace and a Blue Laced Red. I got them when they were 12 weeks old. They are now 26 weeks old. The pencil laced has developed her rose comb and wattles. The Blue Laced Red still only has tiny wattles and no sign of any type of comb. Just wondering when...

Thanks for your reply junebuggena. Mine are in a coop and run in my backyard, so they aren't free range and don't get to eat many bugs for extra protein. I do give them weeds from the garden and lots of vegtable scraps though. I think I will get them more grower pellets as you suggest...

I have 4 Wyandotte pullets, 2 are 22 weeks old and 2 are 16 weeks old. None are laying yet. They have nearly finished their bag of medicated grower pellets that I have had since I got the older 2 at 12 weeks old. I have read that you should switch to layer pellets when they are about 18 weeks...