My EE rooster was doing the nasty

[ginbart]

Does that mean my hen is getting ready to lay?

She excepted him. She is 22 weeks and she is also an EE. I want eggs so much from her. Today I was outside and she jumped up on my shoulder. My DH said thats something you only see in the movies and I told him he needs to get on BYC's more. But anyways. I was hoping it meant she's getting ready. I know I read some people have EE's that are 30 weeks and still no eggs.

Isn't she pretty?

 

[gamebirdsonly]

My roosters seem to be doing the deed way before any of the hens are old enough to lay.

 

[Shared Acres]

My roo started going after one of my hens about 2-3 weeks before she started to lay. At first she was ticked about the whole ordeal, but she finally started giving in.

 

[momofdrew]

THis is the first week one of my pullets accepted the roos advances so I guess she may be getting ready to lay...the other 2 Pullets want NO part of it...

 

[TheOLDNewChick]

Usually the roo's don't start doing the deed until the hens are mature enough to lay.

Give her a couple weeks, and I'm sure she'll be laying. Congrats!

 

[TaLani]

My BO roo started his "advances" towards the ladies about 3 wks ago. They've not accepted his "advances" yet, in fact, one is so ticked afterward that if another hen is nearby, she'll go peck at her because she's so mad! A lot of the other hens will go running like mad to get away from him - they don't want any part of him...yet. It's pretty funny to watch actually.

Yes ginbart, your girl is VERY pretty. I have 4 EE's that my DD is desperately wishing that at least one of them will lay a bluish color egg instead of all of them being green. We're

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[ginbart]

Quote:

need to go to work. I'm late, dang BYC

 

[CodyChristine]

I'm so glad you posted this thread!

My rooster has started "enamoring" the hens lately but I have to say, it is one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen! LOL I feel so bad for the hen because he grabs her by the back of the neck and holds her down like that while he does his "business" which is 5-10 seconds at most. The she gets up like "What the heck just happened to me!?" He is targeting the "low"hen on the totem poll I noticed, too. The rooster is 25 weeks old and the hen is 23 weeks old.

P.S. Beautiful EE you have, by the way!

 

[smom1976]

my EE just laid her first egg today and she is 27 weeks today..

 

[redoak]

My roosters were

my hens about 4 weeks before we got our first egg and one hen they were

about 10 weeks before we got an egg.