Large BR Pullet about to be 36 weeks and hasn't laid!

[thriftyplants]

Hi all!

One of my two girls still hasn't laid her first egg and I'm beginning to worry. She's a rather large girl, I believe a BR, and close to 36 weeks. Is this normal??

My other girl is an Olive Egger, much smallet than the BR and started laying back in July. She's a solid every day layer.

The BR still doesn't squat and her legs are still very close together when she stands. She's overall very healthy with a full and quite large bright red comb. Its been large and red for over a month now.

I'm about to add 4 more girls to the flock and after that I'm not sure if I'll be able to tell if she's laying or not

 

[HappyDuckie]

Erm.. that "hen" appears to be a rooster

 

[thriftyplants]

Erm.. that "hen" appears to be a rooster

Really? I've posted so many photos of her development on here and have been assured over and over she is a pullet... She has no saddle or hackle feathers and hasn't even showed a sign of crowing.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Actually, she seems to have some hormone issues. She isn’t male. But her comb is quite large, and she aaalmost resembles a roo, but isn’t. She’s a Cuckoo Marans, also.
As for the non-laying, these things may or may not resolve.

 

[HappyDuckie]

Really? I've posted so many photos of her development on here and have been assured over and over she is a pullet... She has no saddle or hackle feathers and hasn't even showed a sign of crowing.

Well, that comb is very large for a hen. I see hackle feathers and it appears the saddle feathers are hidden, as I can slightly see them.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Well, that comb is very large for a hen. I see hackle feathers and it appears the saddle feathers are hidden, as I can slightly see them.

I can’t.

 

[thriftyplants]

Actually, she seems to have some hormone issues. She isn’t male. But her comb is quite large, and she aaalmost resembles a roo, but isn’t. She’s a Cuckoo Marans, also. These things may or may not resolve.

Thank you. She does have quite a large comb for a female. I had another "pullet" become Roo and it was very obvious. Especially when he began to crow . All of this girl's feathers are rounded, she is the shape and feathering of a hen. Just extra large floppy comb...

 

[humblehillsfarm]

I would think that at 36 weeks you chicken would look, act, and sound very much like a rooster. Do your chickens free range? I had a hen that was 10 months old and I thought she wasn't laying. Low and behold I found a clutch of her hidden eggs. She had 23 of them, so had probably started laying around eight or nine months.

 

[HappyDuckie]

Thank you. She does have quite a large comb for a female. I had another "pullet" become Roo and it was very obvious. Especially when he began to crow . All of this girl's feathers are rounded, she is the shape and feathering of a hen. Just extra large floppy comb...

Can you get some clear, up close pics of the head and tail area?

 

[thriftyplants]

Can you get some clear, up close pics of the head and tail area?