Hello, new to chicken owning

[ggarcia452]

Hi. Welcome to BYC. Where did you buy your pullets?

Got them from a local that I believe got them from a hatchery and sells them here in town, but don't know which one exactly.

 

[TwoCrows]

Got them from a local that I believe got them from a hatchery and sells them here in town, but don't know which one exactly.

Can you post photos of the birds too?

 

[ggarcia452]

These are my hens, a buff Orpington which I think is a buff Plymouth due to the yellow legs and not white or pink legs and the barred rock...also have an easter egger who has not started laying yet she is only 16 weeks.

 

[ggarcia452]

Good morning and welcome to BYC!
what is their diet?

They have all sorts of veggies and some fruits (apples, watermelon, melons, blueberries), we have them on that Grubbly farms crumble. They have herbs and oyster shell we mix into their food as well. They have cluck and trail mix as a treat form Faith and Farms. They eat meals worms for a treat on occasion and soldier fly grubs as well. They also free range for like 3-6 hrs a day depending on our work schedules. Fresh water and food crumble available always, we were just stumped when both of them laid white eggs. Hope our easter egger at least will give us a colored egg hopefully, lol.

 

[ggarcia452]

Can you post photos of the birds too?

Just did

 

[ggarcia452]

These are my hens, a buff Orpington which I think is a buff Plymouth due to the yellow legs and not white or pink legs and the barred rock...also have an easter egger who has not started laying yet she is only 16 weeks.

Have had both of them since 6 weeks old

 

[TwoCrows]

These are my hens, a buff Orpington which I think is a buff Plymouth due to the yellow legs and not white or pink legs and the barred rock...also have an easter egger who has not started laying yet she is only 16 weeks.

They should indeed be laying creamy beige eggs. Do they have any runny noses or rattling when breathing? Because respiratory diseases will cause them to lay eggs with little to no pigment.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I can't really see the buff's ears in the photo, but the barred girl looks to have white ears. She's not a pure barred Rock, she appears to be a mix. Possibly with a Leghorn from the size of her comb. They're both beautiful birds, and the eggs are lovely too.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[janiedoe]

I think you have a buff orpington and a California gray (a barred rock crossed with a leghorn )