I want more of these gorgeous birds. The hatchery even sent me a rooster (their mistake) but now I'm considering breeding the Speckleds now so I can get more!! Love them. I have wanted them for so long but are very hard to come by.
Oddly enough, I have a hen showing the same symptoms. I thought she was egg bound and had gently probe her vent area. This is day 4 that she has just been standing around all puffed up. I finally today removed a chunk of (get ready) of chicken from her vent area. That was not pleasant, for...
OK...well she didnt do a full molt, she did lose scattered feathers for a week but that has stopped. The egg shells were either multi-colored, multi-textured, huge, or tiny (like the size of a peanut). I've also found a yolk, whites, and a thin broken skin as if the shell never really...
My one year old NHR, that was laying, and who i suspect has been laying some very weird eggs recently...her comb and waddle have diminished in size and the color is not as red as it was a week ago. Does this mean that she has stopped laying??
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My eggs are beautiful brown...and i'm 99% positive that its my 2 NewHampReds that are laying them. I have 3 JerseyGiants but they dont seem to be going back to the coop as much as the reds. Guess i better start looking under the bushes!! lol
i have to agree. my girls are just amazing to me...and they do it so naturally. thank you all for your best wishes. sometimes i feel alone with my happy chicken thoughts. i feel at home here. 3 days later...i'm still smiling!!! and i got a double yoke this morning for breakfast...first of...