Did your hen recover from her illness? My husband and I just had to have one of our beloved hens put to sleep yesterday due to something similar but it sounds like your girl might be doing a little better than ours was. We know exactly what happened to ours because we luckily have a wonderful...
Thought I would loop back for the benefit of anyone who may search and find this post useful in the future. Harold is in fact a hen! We were sure she was a cockerel for so long but today she just laid her first egg at 21weeks old.
I was thinking the same thing! Haha! Once I know Harold is in fact a hen, I'll probably be looking for a rooster. I'm sure there is someone out there that is sadly searching for an loving home for their cockerel. ❤️
I have to confess that I'm a little bummed because I was hoping for one rooster...6 out of the 11 chicks were straight run. I realize how incredibly lucky I am but the odds seem so crazy to me. Thank you all! I appreciate you so much.
I've been calling this 15 week old BCM "Harold" for a couple of months but I'm not so sure anymore. Any guesses or clear markers as to the sex of this bird? I'm new to this and appreciate your expertise! :)