I did my early morning headcount.
12 barred rocks.
7 easter eggers
1 wyandotte
1 leghorn
3 aussies
3 orps
4 rhode island reds
4 new hampshires
6 sexlinks.
Except...one sexlink, Koume, is nowhere to be found. I hear scratching in the coop. I run inside-thinking the worst. She is buried under the bedding. My heart sinks as i uncover her and pick her up.
Then she bit me, flapped back into her pile of hay, and began cooing.
So i check her vent. Pelvis is seperated and butt is round. She is only 23 weeks old! Her comb and wattles are developed-but not nearly as much as my two layer girls. I have several going red at 22-23 weeks, but so did Rosie and she was 31 weeks before i got an egg.
But as soon as she finished breakfast, back into the coop she went!
23 weeks. Im stunned.
12 barred rocks.
7 easter eggers
1 wyandotte
1 leghorn
3 aussies
3 orps
4 rhode island reds
4 new hampshires
6 sexlinks.
Except...one sexlink, Koume, is nowhere to be found. I hear scratching in the coop. I run inside-thinking the worst. She is buried under the bedding. My heart sinks as i uncover her and pick her up.
Then she bit me, flapped back into her pile of hay, and began cooing.
So i check her vent. Pelvis is seperated and butt is round. She is only 23 weeks old! Her comb and wattles are developed-but not nearly as much as my two layer girls. I have several going red at 22-23 weeks, but so did Rosie and she was 31 weeks before i got an egg.
But as soon as she finished breakfast, back into the coop she went!
23 weeks. Im stunned.
