Do I need a rooster?

[Marrrs]

That's fine. We're crazy chicken people here. We'll be back in the morning.

I posted a one or more so old pic but she looks the same just bigger and beak is all black now. No crest

 

[Brooks_]

So this is a month or so old pic but she looks basically the same but the black is all over beak now

I see a comb. Looks pullet. More body shots?

 

[Marrrs]

I have herd not sure but orpingtons can lay speckled brown eggs.

Ya I have no clue. I have been collecting just pure light brown eggs and yesterday and today for a darker brown egg with specks

 

[STACEYH]

So this is a month or so old pic but she looks basically the same but the black is all over beak now

Her comb is just small, She looks a bit thin there so might be one of the lower ranking pullets.

 

[Marrrs]

I see a comb. Looks pullet. More body shots?

I’ll get better pics in the morning

 

[rosemarythyme]

Responding to the original question, no you don't need a rooster to encourage egg laying. In fact a bad rooster can cause laying to decline, if he's overbreeding or stressing the girls.

 

[Disheygirl]

Yes the other ones I researched and agree with you on. The whites have me stumped. And the white ones are so dirty they’re looking brown but they’re plain pure white. Can I bathe them?

I have an Austra white but she’s more of a tan to creme depending on the day. She loves her dirt baths and if I washed her, she’d be just as dirty the next day.

 

[Marrrs]

Responding to the original question, no you don't need a rooster to encourage egg laying. In fact a bad rooster can cause laying to decline, if he's overbreeding or stressing the girls.

Thank you. I just am not inclined to wanting a rooster as I want to just enjoy my girls. I don’t really want to breed. Or to have to check eggs etc and I don’t even know what much even to raise chicks from eggs. I just love the girls

 

[Marrrs]

I have an Austra white but she’s more of a tan to creme depending on the day. She loves her dirt baths and if I washed her, she’d be just as dirty the next day.

That’s so funny. I love my little flock. They’re so interesting to just sit and watch. I love that they’re being more loving and wanting to be next to me.

 

[Disheygirl]

That’s so funny. I love my little flock. They’re so interesting to just sit and watch. I love that they’re being more loving and wanting to be next to me.

Me too!! I could sit and watch them for hours. I’ve owned all sorts of animals in my life, and these are by far the most entertaining!