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    Half my chickens have never started laying.

    Well yes, I am aware of that. However there is no laying cycle to speak of, because two of the four have never started laying to begin with. To rephrase the issue: My four hens were all raised from chicks. I puchased them in May. They are all relatively the same age, and it seems like they all...
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    Half my chickens have never started laying.

    I started my small flock of backyard chickens back in early May. I have three Buff Orpington hens and a Cherry Egger. I purchased them as chicks, and got them all at the same time. Two of the hens, the Cherry Egger and one of the Buff Orpingtons, started laying eggs back in late September. The...
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    Lone wolf... er, chicken

    I did consider the possibility that she's lowest on the pecking order - it's hard to say, though. Two of the hens haven't started laying yet, and she's one of them, so that might be it. As far as breed is concerned, I've got three Buff Orpingtons and a 'Cherry Egger', and she is one of the...
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    Lone wolf... er, chicken

    I have a small flock of hens (four) that I raised from chicks. They're about 7-1/2 months old now, and I recently started letting them freerange during the day. Out of the four, I seem to have one that is a loner. (I call her "Pensaclucky.") When I let them out, she's the last one out the...
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    Rooster in the making?

    Thanks all! It looks like my suspicions are confirmed. Now to find a new home for this little guy...
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    Rooster in the making?

    I'm new to backyard chickens (both the hobby and this site) and purchased some chicks back at the end of April - four Buff Orpingtons and a Cherry Egger. They're now about 11 weeks old, and I'm guessing one of the orpies is a cockerel, based on the size and color of the comb. The pic below is...
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