Austrolorpe hens

[ProudNewChickenMommy86]

 

[ProudNewChickenMommy86]

I thought you had to have a rooster to get em all hot and bothered to get them to start dropping them like their hot lol

 

[nickie]

Lol, no, hens lay without a roo... I explain it to people that don't understand how that's possible this way: I don't need my husband around to ovulate or to go through my normal menstrual cycle, but I do need him to make a baby... Hens do not need cocks to produce an egg, but they do need him to fertilize the egg to make a chick.

 

[ProudNewChickenMommy86]

Ooooooo

that is so true. ill spread that knowledge to my dad and husband

 

[Cebarmlds]

 

[ProudNewChickenMommy86]

 

[turtlewomyn]

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My son was born March 30th (week old on April 7th) and he just turned 7 months old, so they aren't nine months old, that's for sure. I have a couple birds that were supposed to be six months old back at the beginning of Sept. when I got them and haven't laid yet. It is so hard to wait.

 

[ProudNewChickenMommy86]

I fixed what I said. Cause my chicks are exactly 3 weeks younger than my son. My son was born on march 9th

got my chicks on my hubby's birthday... Which is march 30th.

congrats btw! I've got 5 kids! Precious!

 

[JodyJo]

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this one is a BSL (Black Sex Link)...
like this one of mine:

Here is a shot of my Australorp hens at 28 weeks...already been laying for about 8 weeks at this age.

Here they are a bit younger...

 

[lorain's fids]

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I don't think she is 9 months-here is a pic os my BA-Shirley and she will be 19 weeks on November 9th.