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I thought the same. She doesn't free range, just a huge enclosed run. The other hen's eggs are olive green so I'm positive she hasn't laid yet. No interest in eating eggs either as I collect every day with no problems.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.
Thanks. She does have larger weird spur nubs too. Perhaps just a hormone issue after all. I don't mind her not laying as she is company for the other hen. I'm adding 4 golden comet girls I've been raising in a few weeks. She's just a favorite of mine and I'm worried maybe something is wrong internally that could possibly kill her...That’s a girl.
I’ve heard of some chickens going longer than a year without laying.I thought the same. She doesn't free range, just a huge enclosed run. The other hen's eggs are olive green so I'm positive she hasn't laid yet. No interest in eating eggs either as I collect every day with no problems.
Hens can have spurs. I have two in my flock with spurs. Not always indicative of sex.If theres spurs coming in, no doubt its a roo. Sorry to be a pest, but could you take pics of the spur nubs?
Yes, I know. But add it to the abnormally large comb and wattles, plus not laying when the other hen is, it points to roo for me.I’ve heard of some chickens going longer than a year without laying.
Hens can have spurs. I have two in my flock with spurs. Not always indicative of sex.
No problem, I'll take a photo when I get home. I have seen a hen with spurs as well which is why I wasn't so concerned with it being a Roo.If theres spurs coming in, no doubt its a roo. Sorry to be a pest, but could you take pics of the spur nubs?
I don’t know if this helps, but I did the math on my hen who started laying approximately in February, and she was 10 months old when she started laying, which is a bit older than this chicken. I just feel a rooster would look like a rooster at this point but I am NOT an expert, just interested in the discourse.Yes, I know. But add it to the abnormally large comb and wattles, plus not laying when the other hen is, it points to roo for me.
Thanks. I have been holding out for her surprising me with an egg. I totally get that with her comb/wattles and nubs she totally seems to be a roo, but her feathering and the fact that she hasn't crowed at all had me really confused.I’ve heard of some chickens going longer than a year without laying.
Hens can have spurs. I have two in my flock with spurs. Not always indicative of sex.