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I had a couple do me this way... One day girlie hen the next manly rooster....
I think mine booked a flight to a hospital over night.... One day hen acting the next day flaring neck feathers at another rooster and still not crow after 8 months.
I have a full brother to Groucho and he looks identical and I guess acts identical. He hops and runs like an ostrich, too...Groucho got his name because he is a clown. He runs around like an ostrich and hops like a kangaroo. He is becoming flock guardian though, roaming out to the fringes at free range time and running to any squabble to intervene. He helped me catch a Guinea that got loose. I never would have caught him without Groucho. My LF hen prefer him though the roost together at night, during the day she prefers the company of my tiniest Calico Cochin
LF cochins take a long time to mature.... I let mine mature slowly... Give them quality food to allow them to develop slowly, which I believe is important for strong joint and bone structure.... Lately I have been exploring different types of feed and feed mixes. I just started adding soy meal to the feed at a 1/10 ration to a 19% whole grain ration and 21% layer feed to see if the increased protein level will help... So far my whole flock loves it, LF cochins, Ameraucanas, Bourbon Red turkeys and all...They can be ready to show at about 10 months and compete but to truly be ready for a show they will be 20 months or older. If a bird is a solid bird as a young bird and has what I think are all the qualities to develop into a nice cock or hen then I keep them and let them mature out to 20 - 24 months, lots of good things happen in that second year. I showed a hen in Hutchinson, KS on 11/16/13 that was three years old; never was impressed with her as a show bird so I never showed her just used her as a breeder but this year she really came into her own and she was champion Asiatic and champion LF. Never, never, never cull birds that have no obvious defects and exhibit good type until they are fully mature; you may just be throwing the baby out with the bath water!!!
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I really like your lemon blue hen... Never saw one with that color definition between the yellow and the blue... Pebbles is just so cute...
I know the pain of losing a beloved, and I will do my best to help you with that....
Shes beautiful!