Hi! Did Louise ever start laying eggs? I am having similar issues with my welsummer. I got my chicks the first week of March 2021. They are all laying except 1 of 2 welsummers (Ethel). She is 9 months old and her comb is about half the size of Louise's in this photo. I hope she will start in the...
Hello! I got 2 day old Welsummer chicks in the beginning of March 2021. They are both hens now and are approximately 7 months old. One has a beautiful full red comb and lays spectacular eggs. The other has just barley started to grown her comb. She has not started laying yet. Does anyone know...
Hello! I just got a beautiful 9 week old Easter Egger Cockerel. I have had him just over a week now. I noticed he had missing feathers near his uropygial gland, about the size of a nickel. Can anyone tell me why he is missing feathers there? He has been quarantined with two Marans Pullets since...
Hello, my nephew gave me a duck egg to hatch. Its my first time attempting to hatch an egg. I think I am doing everything right except I am only available to turn the egg twice a day, every 12 hrs. Is this okay? Will I hurt the baby by not turning it more often? Also, the egg has been incubating...