Hi!! Does anybody know how to tell when pullets are ready to lay their first eggs? I have 2 that are around 20 to 22 weeks. They both have very mature feathers (could be a little glossier though) and their combs are pretty small. How else do you tell when they are mature enough to lay first...
Is it normal for her buff to have a small lump/curve just below the vent? I am not sure if that is normal or not.
Btw, thanks to everybody who replied!! (:
I appriciate it!!
My chicken has had this big red rashy lump on her bum for about 2 maybe 2 and a half years now. Last year it looked like this and everybody said that that an egg was stuck inside her. She had that lump all last year, but when the weather started warming up, oneday she laid an egg. So we we...
I think I am going to settle with the LaMahcha goats, if I can convince my parents that their good milk makes up for their unflattering ears! (: Thank you for all of your help.
Ilovefarming (:
If anybody in the Augusta, GA area wants a rooster, please let me know. They are free!! I dont care if they are loved as pets or loved wiht rosemary. lol
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This morning the chickens started acting really weird. Mostly the roosters. About 6am I let down the ladder and nobody came down until 7am. pretty normal, but only the four roosters and the pullets came down. They were all acting very strange. Three of the oldest hens wouldn't come down...