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Ah, interesting - I guess we can't necessarily leave her alone after all! At the very least I suppose we'll bring her down to the run into the sunlight and see if she remains out there for long. If not, maybe we'll try the cage method, we have a big dog crate we can put her in for that purpose...

Thanks, Yorkshire, that does sound like what's happening here. It's funny, most of the verbiage I'm reading there seems to be excited about the hens becoming broody, but we couldn't care less (we have three hens, no desire to raise chicks). :) In any case, we'll keep an eye on her but assume...

Hi folks, One of our buff orpingtons has recently been spending a strange amount of time in the nest box. I've rarely seen her outside the coop for a few days now. She acts reasonably okay when we give her treats and water, she accepts both, but overall her behavior is on the quiet side. This...

Great, thanks for the further confirmation guys!

Awesome! And fortunately our coop has them built-in and ready to go. :) Thanks for your help, that's a huge load off our minds!

I'll be danged (edit), that's great! And also a bit surprising - just this morning my wife was reading that larger hens like orpingtons tend to start laying later. Then I guess we'll start watching (and listening) for our first home-made egg!

Ah, that would have been a good thing to include. :) They were all born around April 1st, so they are about 4.5 months old.

My wife and I have had a strong suspicion that the favorite of our 4-chicken flock, Phyllis, is actually a Phil. We've been told to watch for a spur growing out of the back of each leg, but the only thing we see so far is a white circle in that spot, and that appears on all four birds. In any...

Great, that's kind of what I was thinking, just wanted to make sure. Thanks for your help, guys!

Hi folks. My wife and I are raising four happy pullets at the moment, but our fearful "runt" Myrtle has some white specs on her face that we're concerned about. Can anyone tell from these photos if this is natural coloring or if something might be attacking her face (click to zoom in)? Thanks!