- Jun 30, 2008
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I am new to the site and to be honest don't know much about chickens but have been getting a crash course. At an easter egg hunt they were giving away free chickens and my son got attached. Well one thing led to another and we have 6 beautiful chickens. We were told when we got them that they were all hens, but I don't know breeds etc.
One of our chicks has seemed to grow quicker than the others with a larger comb. I had been worried that maybe it was a rooster, but she does not have a spur on the back of her leg. Since the rest of them have only begun to sprout their combs I couldn't compare--I just assumed she was older than the rest (they are all from different breeds).
Today the neighbor told me that the chickens woke her up at 5am crowing...could "she" be a rooster? If so, when do they start mating...will my chicks (who are probably about 16 weeks old) lay fertilized eggs, or when does that behavior start??
One of our chicks has seemed to grow quicker than the others with a larger comb. I had been worried that maybe it was a rooster, but she does not have a spur on the back of her leg. Since the rest of them have only begun to sprout their combs I couldn't compare--I just assumed she was older than the rest (they are all from different breeds).
Today the neighbor told me that the chickens woke her up at 5am crowing...could "she" be a rooster? If so, when do they start mating...will my chicks (who are probably about 16 weeks old) lay fertilized eggs, or when does that behavior start??