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This is the chicken, this pick was took 3 month prior to egg laying

One of mine started laying at the weekend & her comb was really red for about 2-3 weeks prior to laying, so hopefully wont be to long for you now.

One of my pullets finally started laying a the weekend (the 1st was done outside), so i have been keeping them in the coop till after laying, i clean them out every week and always put plenty of straw/shavings in the nest box & coop, the only problem is they dont like how i do it they kick it...

Quote: Thanks i think ive seen somewhere that they lay every 26 hours, so thats what i was hoping for, ill give her time i guess its all new still

Thanks just wanted to double check, the 1st egg was lovely & really yolky, since then we have had 2 more (3 in 5 days) and they seem to be getting bigger each time, hoping my 2nd pullet starts laying soon aswell.

One of my pullets started laying at the weekend, the first egg was sat and she layed it in the garden, the 2nd was sunday and was done in her coop the 3rd was yesterday and was done in the run, why as she seemed to have missed a day, nothings changed to her daily routine.

Hi there i also have 2 7 month old chickens that upon till today no eggs, but today 1 of them laid one in our garden, quite suprised really as its pretty cold & raining today, mine to have been sitting in the nest box for weeks but nothing. Hopefully wont be too long for yours either.

Really strange my 2 pullets are nearly 7 month old, and today whilst out free ranging one of them layed an egg at the top of our garden steps, really excited!! Is the 1st egg safe to eat as a remember reading somewhere that you should not eat either first egg, or the first weeks worth of...

Quote: not 100% sure i have added a pic that was took about 2 month ago, do you think i mite be best to limit their food, i usually leave the chicken feeder thing in all the time, then re-fill when empty so they have access to it untill they are locked in their coop at nite usually once it...

i dont have any recent pics these were took about 2 month ago, i was told maybe splash orpington & sex link??

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no lamp or light, were getting about 10 hours of daylight now, temp varies was 1 yesterday but 8 today

Ive got two pullets that are between 6-7 month old, and we have still not got 1 single egg! Am i doing something wrong? fresh water every day, layers pellets provided all day, coop cleaned out once a week?

I also woke up to a view like that several days ago, we had over 18" in the uk, lukily it as stopped snowing but now we are left with solid ice everywhere, having to de-frost and top of the water several times a day, today was the 1st day in over a week that they actually stepped out onto the...

Can Shredded Paper Be Put In The Chicken Coop Nesting Area? Ive Got Bags Of This Stuff But Wanted To Check 1st, In The Uk The Temps Really Dropping Now And Were Still Recovering From Over 18" Of Snow, I Previosuly Just Added Sawdust??

On the UK for the past 4 days we have had really heavy snow reaching nearly 1 foot deep so far and still going strong. Needless to say the chickens only put their foot out of the coop for a second, the problem is there water keeps freezing im going out every few hours to defrost and top-up...

With the development of the comb at that age id say roo

Thanks for your thoughts, really happy ot got to return another "pullet", i look forward to our 1st egg!!

Roo, ive got a 16 week old pullet and her combs not that big ;-)

#4 def a roo, others look like pullets