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I have Rhode Island Reds, Buffed Orpingtons and Plymouth Barred Rocks. According to the 'books' they are supposed to be a certain sizes. The Rhode's 6.5 pounds, the Rocks 7.5 pounds, the Orps 8 pounds. Now when I weighed them last fall they definitely fell short of those 'standards', some...

I've had buffeds for 3 years now. I bought replacements this year and noticed how pale my 'old layers' are. Is losing colour a sign of aging or are they simply starting to molt? Other than colour they seem healthy and active. thanks for any help.