Many of the my pullets have begun laying, egg color is promising with everyone so far. They are 23 weeks old, I believe almost all of them have laid at least 6-7 eggs. I want to start penning them up individually for a week each, this should help me determine egg color and give me a chance to observe each girl in a relaxed environment. The poor girls; the cockerels have gone mad with all these pullets running about.
I have an idea for pictures so I can save them for myself (I will also share some with all of you). I'm going to take a picture of each girl and the egg she lays, I am a very visual person. I tend to recall images better than words on paper, when it comes to things I write down haha.
It's been so muddy/rainy lately that all my chickens are rather filthy, I need to get some sand in their pens so they can clean themselves up haha. They should be ready for their photos at that point.
I have around 5 cockerels in this bunch, 3 are rather poor looking (not pretty haha). One is my favorite, I will keep his brother, the "runner up" safe and sound in case I encounter any health issues with my first pick.
it is good to know your chicks are adult now and start laying .
23 weeks ,they are early maturing strain you have there .good for you .
do not leave the cockerel with a pullet before you start breeding them .
you have to keep them away from them ,so they can continue they growth .other wise you end up with hens lucking mass .
my pullet to get with a cockerels tell they are 10 months old , almost fully mature .
I can t wait to see some photos of them soon .
well please with what you done .BRAVO .
some sand will help in they pen .
chooks man