I have two Olive egger hens that are 19 weeks... laid their first eggs! Checked on em before i left my house at 6:30 pm. and found eggs at 6:30 this morning! FIVE, counted FIVE!!! I couldn't believe my eyes!
So hard for most to tell at this stage, Those little feathers fall out and new ones grow in, leaving them looking much different. Best leave this one for the more experienced eyes out there. Good luck! Although the one on the bottom does look to be getting some red tint to its comb...could be a...
AH! Thank you so much for your input, I can't tell you how relieved it makes me to hear all of you say that my girls are in fact GIRLS! We picked the two older ones out of a straight run... only because they had racing stripes and they were the only two that did...MAN ALIVE we are lucky!
Oh thank heavens! My favorite is also the oldest, she has been laying around all day, in little nest like spots that she has dug for herself and not at all interested in what the other three are doing! I think she may be getting ready to lay! How long will she act this way before laying? I am...
Thank you! Although, they are Ameraucana cross...possibly full blood. The woman we got them from had a few different breeds. They have the ear muffs like the Ameraucanas which are known to have a pea comb. Would they still be bright red? Thank you for your input. I am very new at this and still...
I am so attached and would be so sad if I wasn't able to keep them...I am more attached to one in particular, the other is the bully of the four that I have. To clarify, I started out getting 2 chicks in early january, they had racing stripe markings and beautiful eyeliner. I fell in love...