So I had two barnevelders, 4.5 years of age, one of them died suddenly three weeks ago, leaving one on her own. I went out and got four new ladies, 3 bantams and a LF Polish. On the advice of everything I've read plus the guy at the poultry store, I just added the new 4 in with the Barnie...
I brought home this little one along with some other bantams the other day, she seems a lot younger than the others and was wondering what age she might be? I know what the breeder told me (a large, commercial place, not hobby breeder) but I'm thinking they maybe made a mistake on ages? She's a...
Hi, I collected a couple of Barnevelder pullets back in May. The older one started laying at 31 weeks, the second one is 5 weeks younger, currently 32 weeks, and not laying yet. I swapped them onto layers pellets 2 or 3 weeks after the first began to lay, thinking the second would also be laying...