Nearly 3 weeks old chick sleep a lot

[Plchat25]

Oh yeah, oh my godess I didn't even see that! I learned about combs but I cant remember them now. My dad didn't want us to name them at all at first, but we didn't listen to him and got attached to all of them. (And named them all)

What color eggs does she lay? If she's laying. That goes for the black ones too. Most breeds lay certain colored eggs, well besides Easter egger but they lay one color there whole life it could just be any. My Salmon Favarolles lay pink-ish eggs. I dont know what eggs they lay but I can look it up. Most lay the brown or pink eggs though.

She's lay pale almost white cream skin tone at first now cream skin tone colour. In fact, all 3 lay cream skin tone colour now. I noticed that in USA eggs in supermarkets sell colour white but in Australia colour darker cream or light brown if that's how they call it. I saw now that chickens lay different colours of eggs some looks really pretty chocolate colour

 

[Plchat25]

She has a Walnut comb.

That's cute comb for your chicken

 

[Delphene]

I think its Marons that lay those eggs? Super cool. We had Olive eggers, hese the name they lay Olive colored eggs.

 

[Delphene]

Thats the type of comb the white one has. Gee this must be a kind of hybrid!

 

[Plchat25]

Thats the type of comb the white one has. Gee this must be a kind of hybrid!

I heard that hybrid lifespan is short. Is that true?

 

[Delphene]

I heard that hybrid lifespan is short. Is that true?

No, unless the parents are short lifespan I doubt that they would have short lifespans, although its possible.

 

[Plchat25]

No, unless the parents are short lifespan I doubt that they would have short lifespans, although its possible.

Ahh okay, when I tried to ask about this with seller who sold baby chick. She told me search it yourself. I asked them because they selling hybrid cheaper than heritage and want to know the difference.

 

[Delphene]

Ahh okay, when I tried to ask about this with seller who sold baby chick. She told me search it yourself. I asked them because they selling hybrid cheaper than heritage and want to know the difference.

I think people might like heritage better or its just a cool breed of heritage? Or some people want to know what breed they have and know about it. But I think their both great.

 

[Plchat25]

I think people might like heritage better or its just a cool breed of heritage? Or some people want to know what breed they have and know about it. But I think their both great.

I saw here sell hybrid Australorp and heritage Australorp. That's also why I asked. Still a bit sad to been told that hybrid just make to lay eggs and short lifespan. My friend's sister also starting to have hens during covid she got as 3 to 4 months old pullet (not fully adult?) But very odd that she have total 7 to 8 (maximum allowed in suburban Australia 100 sq meter per chicken) and only last 2 to 3 yrs she think that's just normal chicken lifespan. Also strangely her hens out of that 7 only 1 lay eggs but maybe the rest lay in other places around. Still very odd to have short lifespan. Besides she never took hers to vet since it's useless and expensive (which I already experienced with both duck and my baby chick). Also very common in Australia not taking any chickens to vet since they're mostly not see them as a pet.

Anyway, back to those differences you did mention that my white one might be hybrid is that correct? So if we look after very well she will be able to live long like normal heritage one right? I don't want her to have 2 or 3yrs lifespan. I want her to live longer maybe 10 or more yrs or at least 7 to 8 yrs (if can see the mistress still act like mistress when old).

 

[Delphene]

Yeah, like my chicken is almost three now and acts like shes only a few months! Shes not a Hybrid, but you can ask Meyer hatchery questions thats the hatchery I get my chickens from and they have a live chat and know a lot about chickens. They also sell a lot of hybrids so you should consider asking them about it.