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Quote: Awesome! Yup...the longer I have my Jerseys, the more I love them. I've got two hens that are very nice, and huge. A dark blue and a splash. Interestingly, the dark blue is not nearly as big as the splash, but she lays eggs that are MUCH larger than the splash. Always thought that...

Quote: awww, I'll be praying for you here Wynette! Keep us updated!

Quote: Yeah, congrats! Our Faverolles and Cochins still aren't laying, but all the other breeds are finally.

Quote: I have no idea. I have never weighed mine. You've never weighed them? What are you thinking! Big beautiful birds like yours and you don't weigh them daily? How do you resist the urge? Jeez! Just kiddin', but I would be tempted to weigh them pretty often... like every week or two. I...

Quote: I've always read 1 year old or older= hen, under a year = pullet. I refer to mine as hens once they start laying, but it's not the proper usage.

We've had cocks hit 15 pounds at around three years of age when we had Giants back years ago, but the hens were usually around 8 pounds tops. The hatchery birds we have now are pretty, but won't hit 10 pounds if they lived to be 100 and I feed them ice cream and chocolate cake every day. Sooo...