- Aug 13, 2014
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Hi, remember me? Had a heck of a time getting hens out of a backyard "breeder" last year. Out of 13 chickens, we finally ended up with 4 laying hens. We need a few more eggs a weeK, though so we thought we'd try again. Totally different sources, we bought sexed hens from a local farm store. 3 Ameraucana and 3 cuckoo Maran. The Maran were all pretty dark, though they've lightened some. Their combs are all still pale, too, so we will see. Out of the three others, two of them have grown much faster and feathered faster. One of which I'm really concerned that the tail seems more upright and she seems more upright in stance. I'm not seeing much on the comb either way, but it has orange feathers around the neck and I think I read that's more a male characteristic. I'm just very leary as we had so much trouble last year.
These are the best I have of those 2 for now. What do you think? This is Squeaker
And the one who seems to have developed the fastest, Nugget
These are the best I have of those 2 for now. What do you think? This is Squeaker
And the one who seems to have developed the fastest, Nugget