Yeah the chicken is kind of small too I thought the golden laced Wyandot would be bigger, this one kind of turned out to be small. Maybe it will mature later on. It could've been my fault because for the first month or so I gave it gamebird starter with a very high protein content that...
Well it would not devastate me if they didn't start laying at 22 weeks, but it would be nice. I am only basing this on my previous years batch. I had three leghorn a road Island red and the barred rock. The Laghorn started laying at 20 weeks which we will exclude from this comparison...
With the redness of the comb and wattels the indications are that it might start laying soon. Forgive me but I think you're wrong or I hope you're wrong.
Just showing my girls. They are same age but one turned out so much bigger than the other![/IMG][/IMG][/quote she is so beautiful. I love that deep coloring, mine is similar but not as rich in the colors as yours.
That's a relief, and very informative. As for chick grit I do provide it do to the rare treats I gave them once in a while. As for the eggs I will make a point of giving it to her. I will have to keep her inside two more weeks since her two Brooder mates turned out to be cockerels and I...
Can anyone tell me why my 8 week old golden laced whyandotte chick is losing feathers? It's nothing extreme that you will notice in her body. Is this normal at this age? I don't think there is a nutritional deficiency because i feed her the standard starter/ grower and its constant. Clean water...