pullet age

  1. GApeachmama

    Is my gorgeous little lady about to lay soon?

    My beautiful Australorp little lady Nubia is 15 was soon to be 16 weeks. From what I’ve read when a pullets comb gets red they are close laying. I’m worried that I have very little time and I need to fix my nesting box. Is it time to put out the oyster shell calcium?
  2. Okaythen

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  3. Rafterman72

    11 week old Austalorps. Pullets or Cockerels?

    I attained these Black Australorps on April 18th, 2024. They were a few days old. I've had/have this breed previously, but only hens. I've noticed some drastic changes in this new group, and am curious if I've got a few cockerels among the four pictured here. They developed combs and waddles...
  4. A

    12 Week old Blue Australorp?

    Hello, I purchased this Blue Australorp from a local farm 2 days ago. She was listed as 12 weeks old, but to me she looks very small for 12 weeks. These pictures were taken when I got her. Does she look 12 weeks old? Thank you 😊
  5. Z

    Silkie genders

    I know silkies are hard…however, the breeder is helping us out next week with rehoming some of our cockerels as we are unfortunately looking at 4 of our 7 chickens being male so far. So, I’m hoping to get opinions on the remaining 3 (all silkies) we haven’t been able to nail down. They are...
  6. E

    Introducing pullets to grown hens?

    Hello everyone! I just posted in the chicken behaviors forum about one of my adult hen’s aggression issues, so if you want some more background there, check out that post. I ordered three baby chicks from MPC: a blue easter egger, a cream legbar, and a snowy easter egger. I am nervous about...
    • emulhall
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  7. Katdekema

    Age? When will combs etc devolop?

    Hey y’all, not sure what age these ladies are... when will their combs & waddles come in/redden? if anyone has any general estimates on age that’s welcome too?
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