Hi,
I have 2x 19 week old gold laced wyandottes amongst my flock of 25.
I think they are both laying, but its hard to tell who the eggs are coming from, but we've only been getting eggs for a week now and they are still small.
One of the glw hens has a big comb that flops over, but the other has just a flat puffy comb without any fingers.
I read that wyandotte hens shouldn't have combs with fingers, - they should only have the puffy kind.
So what is the comb a sign of? Is it related to maturity or laying? Is it an imperfection in the breed?
I don't care as long as they are healthy, which they seem to be, I'm just curious
Clucks in advance, james
I have 2x 19 week old gold laced wyandottes amongst my flock of 25.
I think they are both laying, but its hard to tell who the eggs are coming from, but we've only been getting eggs for a week now and they are still small.
One of the glw hens has a big comb that flops over, but the other has just a flat puffy comb without any fingers.
I read that wyandotte hens shouldn't have combs with fingers, - they should only have the puffy kind.
So what is the comb a sign of? Is it related to maturity or laying? Is it an imperfection in the breed?
I don't care as long as they are healthy, which they seem to be, I'm just curious
Clucks in advance, james
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