can you tell me about brown leghorns? (just got one!) PIC ADDED

[technodoll]

My lovely breeder friend surprised me with a GORGEOUS brown leghorn pullet today (she's about 9 or 10 months old, not sure) - I'd been wanting one for a long time now so am super happy. She seems very laid-back and sweet, at least that's my first impression.

Would love to see photos of your girls and hear stories about them...

Good stuff, bad stuff, anything

She's quite small though, she's supposed to be a standard (and not a bantam) but how do you tell?

Of course I will take some photos tomorrow.

She has smallish wattles and comb (which got damaged by an over-zealous roo, she had freshly dried blood and scabs on her broken comb

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Her middle toes have loooong toenails, almost 2" long - I have a feeling she was housed on wire flooring??

I will have to trim that!!

Otherwise she is in great condition, beautiful glossy plumage, no lice thank goodness, clean strong legs and beak, clear eyes - she was quarantined and treated with Ivermectin at my friend's house so that's a huge relief.

 

[houndit]

I have a couple of them. They are pretty laid back. Everyone tells me Leghorns are really flighty but mine are not. They have extremely long toenails! They are so sharp too. I got cut on them once. They are pretty good sized birds. A bantam is really small. It should be easy to tell once we have a picture. I only have one picture and it is not very good. The light from the door messed it up.

I got them by accident. They were supposed to be roosters. They are pretty faithful layers. Even in the winter.

 

[technodoll]

Finally got around to taking a photo of Sweetie today...

She's been here for 8 days now and just laid her first pretty white egg for us this morning!

I seriously LOVE this girl - despite having had very little human interaction she is very calm, quiet, likes to be petted and doesn't mind being picked up - a great personality so far!