marthat
Chirping
My 6 new Red Sexlink pullets, purchased at 17 week, started laying about 3 weeks after I got them. They are consistantly giving me 5 lovely eggs a day. I seem to have one "problem child", a chicken who does not hang with the rest, does not drop when I approach, has a pale and underdeveloped comb. I am assuming that she is the non-producer. This has been going on for over 1 1/2 months now. And I notice her plucking at her sister's fanny feathers. This upsets me, as I've had bald flocks before and really don't want this to happen to my new girls.
Any ideas why this chicken is different from her flockmates? Is there anything I can do to encourage her to start laying? Is there hope that she will start laying? She gets all the same food, water, exercise, etc as her sisters...
Any ideas why this chicken is different from her flockmates? Is there anything I can do to encourage her to start laying? Is there hope that she will start laying? She gets all the same food, water, exercise, etc as her sisters...