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[batfrog79]

Hi all! I have 3 leghorns I bought the same day. Pearl, Opal, and Diamond. I have witnessed Pearl and Opal laying eggs. I have seen Diamond in and around the nesting boxes a few times but never seen her sit or lay an egg. I only get 2 white eggs per day. Does Diamond look like a rooster? She/he is the same size as the other girls do that’s why I think it’s a hen. Also she has a spot on the back of her comb that looks like my rooster grabbed her from behind. I sit and observe my chickens 3 to 5 times a day that’s how I know who lays what egg some of the time. I don’t let them free range till Lunch. Just curious if she is a hen and why she would be so much behind the other girls. They have been laying since the middle of September. Thanks

 

[chickenlittle21]

Shes a hen and she going to start laying very soon!

 

[FuzzyCritters]

Diamond is a pullet, she may just be a little more slow maturing than the others. With her large red comb and investigating the nest boxes, she is probably going to lay soon.

 

[HappyClucker7]

She is a pullet. She's probably just a little slower to mature than the others. She'll start laying soon though!

 

[black_cat]

A beautiful pullet!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Girl!

 

[batfrog79]

A beautiful pullet!

Thea I you!

 

[batfrog79]

Thank you all. I kinda figured she was a girl and was just behind. I wouldn’t have minded if she was a rooster though. I have a total of 5 leghorns. I think the term “chicken “ started with that breed . Those watch me close and run so fast! I have chickens that run to me and sit in my lap to be petted