I have been getting eggs now out of both my hens for about 2.5 to 3 months so they are relatively new to laying but not super new. They are both speckled sussex but each has there own egg color (one is slightly more brown than the other) so I can always tell who laid what. I get an egg a day...
This chicken is a 20 week old speckled sussex. I have two chickens and they just started to lay 3 days ago I have gotten 2 eggs and don't know from which chicken. One chicken has some yellow scab things on her and it looks like dried egg yoke. But, I don't know much about chickens. What is...
I was thrilled over here yesterday to discover my first egg from my two 20 week old speckled Sussex hens (well I at least know one is a hen for sure now) but my question is how long does it take them to get into a laying pattern? The egg was small but perfect grade a in every way I just want to...
Ok so I have 3 9 week old speckled sussex hens (well we are think so anyway they came from a pullet run). About a week and a half ago I put them out of the house and into their new coop. They were in there for two days and nights. On the morning of the third day I noticed one chicken with a very...
So my 3 Speckled Sussex chickens hatched at Ideal on the 18th I got them on the 19th and I noticed one was slightly larger than the others and that it was a bit fluffier. Now it has been about a week and that one is feathering way faster it is still just slightly larger the growth seems to be...
So I am new to backyard chickens and new to chickens in general. I have always wanted some and finally took the plunge. I am only allowed three in my city so I got three speckled sussex pullets (well i am hopeful they are pullets anyway). They are about one week old now hatched on the 18th of...