Howdy again, I've got a flock of 6 chickens. 1 Speckled Sussex, 1 Leghorn/Buff Roo, 2 buff opingtons(1 wk), 1 Barred rock (1 wk), 1 red rhode island (6 wk)
Jackie, the SS is quite stand-offish. She isn't scared but isn't friendly. George, is terrified of human contact, and when handled insist on hiding inside my jacket or under clothing. Then he seems more friendly, I guess.
My questions are, is one, Jackie was bought when she was apperantly a laying hen, but she doesn't seem sexually mature, and she doesn't have as much "fluff" as I normally see. So why isn't she laying eggs?
Secondly, how long should I wait to introduce ruby, the RIR to jackie? I tried once but Jackie got really puffed up and tried snapping at her and got some feathers. I've read that older females might get jealous of hand raised females..but I'd like some other opinions.
Jackie, the SS is quite stand-offish. She isn't scared but isn't friendly. George, is terrified of human contact, and when handled insist on hiding inside my jacket or under clothing. Then he seems more friendly, I guess.
My questions are, is one, Jackie was bought when she was apperantly a laying hen, but she doesn't seem sexually mature, and she doesn't have as much "fluff" as I normally see. So why isn't she laying eggs?
Secondly, how long should I wait to introduce ruby, the RIR to jackie? I tried once but Jackie got really puffed up and tried snapping at her and got some feathers. I've read that older females might get jealous of hand raised females..but I'd like some other opinions.