What are they, in your experience?
My Delawares began to lay about a week ago, with no noticeable pomp or circumstance. Just flirting with the cochin roo. The others (2 RIR, 1 Party Rock, 2 leghorns, 1 NH, 2 EE, 1 BO) are occasionally puffed, panting, vocal (including egg songs), and the Rock is seemingly lethargic today-- under the coop, sitting, backside puffed. Perhaps a small amount of intestinal shed poo as well. She'll get up and move if I approach her though, so she's not injured. Anything out of the ordinary here?
I know there are other threads that contain this information, but perhaps a list of sorts for all of us doing this for the first time and with birds about 20 weeks
My Delawares began to lay about a week ago, with no noticeable pomp or circumstance. Just flirting with the cochin roo. The others (2 RIR, 1 Party Rock, 2 leghorns, 1 NH, 2 EE, 1 BO) are occasionally puffed, panting, vocal (including egg songs), and the Rock is seemingly lethargic today-- under the coop, sitting, backside puffed. Perhaps a small amount of intestinal shed poo as well. She'll get up and move if I approach her though, so she's not injured. Anything out of the ordinary here?
I know there are other threads that contain this information, but perhaps a list of sorts for all of us doing this for the first time and with birds about 20 weeks