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That sounds like so much fun! Will she also protect them from the other hens and roo, or do they need to be kept completely separate?

I've gotten all of my birds from a local breeder, so I'm not even sure how to hatch. I figured that I would cross that bridge if I ever got a broody one, or try to find ways to encourage broodiness once I have more room. For now he seems to be fine just being "one of the girls", although the...

Yes, the legs are what I notice the most, aside from just the general difference in look. Did your roo ever develop the spike claw on the back? I'd love to see a pic of your boy from the side or back to compare. Glad I'm not the only one, I didn't realize the blue laced are such a slow...

Thanks HEChicken! I'm relatively new to chicken ownership and this was clearly unexpected. Any tips on where to find information on how to breed them properly? I'm assuming if I want chicks for myself I can hatch any of them, but if I want to sell them I should only use the ones from a pair of...

Well I guess I'm in luck as there are no other roosters around, ours or neighbors, and I was thinking about getting one since one of my girls disappeared in broad daylight. He's survived this long without any problems, do I need to do anything different for him? He doesn't seem to have any...

That's kind of what I was leaning toward. But wouldn't it be more obvious by this age? Or are they truly that slow at maturing? I figured if he was a boy he'd be crowing by now! He also has more noticeable bumps on the back of his leg, but no spike claws yet?

I got my first 8 hens in June, they were all around 3 months. My Blue Laced Red Wyandottes are by far the slowest maturing, but they are now around 6-7 months, and one looks so much different than the other two. I was under the impression that by 3 months gender would be obvious, but I'm not...