I think Lothriel is right. I am pretty sure by now they are Mottled Javas. I love these two ladies. I am guessing they were about 3 months when I got them making them about 6 months now. They have just started laying last week. Brown eggs but very light in color, black on a yellow beak and black...
We just took two roos back to the farm. It's hard when you've grown attached. They were gorgeous, but probably in a soup pot by now - at least they were aptly named - Biscuit and Dumpling. I plan on finding an experienced breeder next time I add new pullets to my little flock. One who can tell...
That's a very good question. The man I got them from knows little about chickens. He buys hatchery stock and resells them. He's close by and will sell me small numbers as I live in town. All I know is it is under 4 months but I suspect even less than that.
A lot of its tail feathers are gone...
Okay. The one I wanted was a little too beat up by too many roosters, so I brought this one home - I sure hope it's a hen. It could be Ancona, the legs are black and yellow. The one I brought home has a weird hook at the end of its beak. Will that go away? I checked to make sure it wasn't...
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Wow, just like some human females I know. The hen below seems much younger to me than four months but she screamed hen to me so I picked her up. I didn't know what breed she is though but I saw more than one like her. I will try to get another. Very pretty but what kind? Good egg...
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Definitely know who the head hen is. Funny though, when we let these two out on the yard. The hen at the bottom of the pecking order was the first to take on the new arrivals.