freeloader hen

[TBN Ranch]

30 week old RIR is not laying and has a different appearance than the others. She barely has a comb at all and what she has is very pale. Why, why, why? I love her anyway, just wondering. Yep, I am definitely new to this!

 

[SoccerMomof7]

I am not sure, I had a bunch of pullets that didn't start laying until 10-12 months old! Maybe she's just a late bloomer.

 

[cmom]

I have had some late bloomers. Right now I have 16 pullets and all are starting to lay except one. her comb and wattles are small. One of my hens was a late bloomer, but now is the largest in size of all of my birds.

 

[TBN Ranch]

She is in fact the largest of my birds, But she has no wattles, no comb, and kinda looks like a turkey!

 

[dave_Cash69]

Quote:
maybe she is one...
OoOOoOoOoOoOOO

 

[HorseFeathers]

Every hen is different. Are you sure she's not hiding all her eggs somewhere?
PS- I like your username

So where did YOU get the idea? I got it from the expression that means "nonsense".

 

[JennsPeeps]

My banty cochin is over 40 weeks old and no egg.

She's the sole moocher remaining of the original 4 moochers.

2 more moochers will join our household tomorrow... but they'll only be 3 days old.

 

[Hoot]

If she isn't crowing or a procrastinator, then she's just saving her self for the right time. She wants it to be special.

I'm sure she'll come around soon.

 

[Ridgerunner]

It might help if you could post a picture. I suspect there are RIR experts on here that might spot something. My first suspicion is that she is not a RIR. Second one is that she may be a he. Third, she is hiding her eggs somewhere. Fourth, that is just the way she is.

 

[greenmulberry]

I have a hen that is two years old, at least, and has never laid an egg.

We call her "Freeloader"!