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Best guess is complications from being egg bound or egg yolk peritonitis. Keep an eye on the rest of the flock, if there poop remains normal, eating well and are maintaining weight then is most likely above what happened. ISA browns are just shorter lived in my expierence. They much more...

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Its most likely related to her being a new layer and still getting the kinks out. It could be stress also has there been anything that could cause stress? Just make sure you provide access to oyster shell as well as good food and fresh water. It should all work it self out.

Woot woot! Thanks @Nifty-Chicken !

Does that mean I'll get one in April?

She's a pullet. She's just a early developer. Dom

@AutumnHens One or two of my Welsummer hens have begun laying thought I would update you with a pic. From left to right RIR, Barred Rock, speckled Sussex (quite fitting given the speckles) welsummer and another welsummer or same welsummer? I'm quite happy with the color. Dom

Its not true that you need to have 2 of each. Just keep in mind it is moslty true from what I notied over the years birds of a feather do flock together. This can be viewed as both good and bad in terms of bird personality/agressivness in my opinion. For instance right now I have. 3 Rhode...

Italian Gallina is a hen or pullet Gallo or galletto is Cock or Cockerel

Hi, My 3 Welsummers are from Meyer and are 31 weeks old today, Have not received and egg from any of them yet, they are slow to mature and the weaning daylight has not helped ( I do not use supplemental lighting). They are big, beautiful and vigorous birds, happy with them so far. I'm also...

YES!, just have to make sure you get that oil gland out. Most times it just becomes part of my stock, I do not go out of my way to eat it directly. Dom

The will get it, Just hit the lever and put some water in the cup to get them started. I started out with cup waterer and now switched to the horizontal nipple style (better for my winter set up) Another learning curve..... But they got it. Set it up and remove all other sources of water and...

Hey @emelie , My 2 cents...#1 is your cockerel. #2 is strongly suspicious cockerel, number 3 and 4 the jury is still out but looking more like pullets at the moment. Some say that more white feathers on the chest indicate a cockerel. I can tell you mine developed quickly by 3 weeks I knew...

Yay!

Good Luck! If you have any other questions ill try my best to answer. -Dom