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It does, and over the last couple of days most of them have grown in making it hard to tell what's going on down there. I can still see it's red, it doesn't seem aaas red though, so I don't know. Perhaps it was just irritation from feathers growing in combined with cold weather? Regardless...

UPDATE: With Pictures Just some picture updates on Chive. Took her out and had her on top of the dog crate. She was wagging her tail and preening a lot (reads as happy to me), and she was alert and very curious about the camera. Her back end seems a bit less red today, but it's still about the...

I'm rather confident it's not prolapse, as there's nothing hanging out at all - no blood or tears. It's just like a round, red, extended area well below the vent that sticks out. She doesn't seem overly bothered by it, but I'll try documenting her progress, good or bad, and see what happens...

Does anyone have any ideas what this might mean? She's not egg bound obviously, if she's laying, right?

Chive laid another egg today and seems quite happy in her segregation. She's been eating and drinking readily, has oyster shell available, and the egg she laid is an average size that we normally get. The swelling or redness still hasnn't gone down though, so I'm not quite sure what that means...

So. I've been doing some digging through the threads on the possibility of what a red swollen, underside might be with little positive outcomes but, I just wanted some clarification if possible. I have a Barred Rock hen that has a red back-end that seems swollen and almost squishy, but not...

Oh no! My condolences to you ... that is such devastating news. I'm so sorry for you ... : [

Is it too early to tell yet? I was thinking the Sussex may be a girl but ... no idea on the Brahma.

This gives me hope that my Silver Laced could yet be a pullet. She's a little over 5 weeks now, and has that weird spikey-ish mohawk thing going on. Hoping it rounds out and I don't end up with a roo ... Yours certainly look very pullet like now!

About 5 and a half weeks here. I heard Brahma's grow really slowly so I'm not sure if you can start to tell or not ... but if anyone has any thoughts as to gender they're most welcome! Amelia - Speckled Sussex She's hatchery quality I think with all that white but, she's sweet. Very...

These guys are about 5 weeks and a couple days old now. I know it might be too early yet but ... I want to start preparing for the worst if any of them truly ARE showing signs for being roos. I always think I have an idea of what gender everyone is and then they do something that makes me go hmm...

I don't feel alone then hah! I'm excited for my other 2 EEs to start laying as well, but they're about a month and a half behind Paprika. I'm hoping each one lays a different color but we'll see :) That's a very long time, I find that it's just when you stop thinking about when they're going...

Hello everyone, it's been awhile but my EE hen Paprika finally started laying at 32 weeks and 6 days and it's greeen At this point I'm just so happy she started laying, I had read EEs were late layers but 8 months seems reaaaally late haha. Anyone else have any late layers? Here's some...

UPDATE! 99% sure she stayed a girl :) Her entire posture and poise is all hen, and has rounded out quite nicely! She's almost 23 weeks now, so hopefully I'll be getting eggs soon to make it 100% sure! Thank every one again for their speculations! So happy she turned out a girl I named her...

Thanks everyone :) I was thinking it wasn't a typical pea comb if one at all so ... perhaps there's a shot at a colored egg after all! Thank you though, she does know she's beautiful!