Pullet with sickle feathers?

[HawaiiCoyote]

Pullet train!

 

[LateBirdFarms]

We have confirmation!!
Muffy lays the most beautiful shade of blue! Thank you, all you wonderful people for helping me not panic the whole way through! You're all awesome!!!

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

That IS a gorgeous shade of blue :O Congrats!

 

[LateBirdFarms]

That IS a gorgeous shade of blue :O Congrats!

Right??? If anything, I was expecting something along the green line again... or brown. That blue was a shocker to see in the nest box! Thank you!

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Right??? If anything, I was expecting something along the green line again... or brown. That blue was a shocker to see in the nest box! Thank you!

Congrats!

 

[LateBirdFarms]

Turns out the other white pullet was the blue layer, not this one I sold her since I was convinced it was Opal (previously known as Muffy) that was laying the beautiful blue eggs....

BUT this pullet of mine and the black sister I kept, both definitely female, despite being over 7 months old and that their other sister layed back in April.... STILL aren't laying! Tight little bums! They're beautifully healthy but NO eggs from either.

 

[InterestingChickens]

Turns out the other white pullet was the blue layer, not this one I sold her since I was convinced it was Opal (previously known as Muffy) that was laying the beautiful blue eggs....

BUT this pullet of mine and the black sister I kept, both definitely female, despite being over 7 months old and that their other sister layed back in April.... STILL aren't laying! Tight little bums! They're beautifully healthy but NO eggs from either.

Sometimes it can take a while for chickens to lay, while some mature more quickly reaching layer age quicker. Much like the process of all animals. You can have a hen that will not lay an egg in her life, but it is a very rare condition. Others may not lay until up to a year old, as it is very variable between breeds and individual chickens. Patience is key. I'm sure they'll start laying soon. In the meantime don't feed them layer feed, as the build up of extra calcium is bad for their kidneys'.

 

[LateBirdFarms]

Sometimes it can take a while for chickens to lay, while some mature more quickly reaching layer age quicker. Much like the process of all animals. You can have a hen that will not lay an egg in her life, but it is a very rare condition. Others may not lay until up to a year old, as it is very variable between breeds and individual chickens. Patience is key. I'm sure they'll start laying soon. In the meantime don't feed them layer feed, as the build up of extra calcium is bad for their kidneys'.

I don't use layer feed, as I've always got a few young'uns and a cockerel or two, but that's always good advice!
Patience though, that's where I'm lacking! With each passing day I've got myself more and more convinced I'll get more brown eggs out of them. My last adult blue layer passed suddenly a few days ago, which is part of the reason I'm getting so paranoid, my beautiful egg basket is down to brown's, pinks and whites.

 

[LateBirdFarms]

As I I thought, my fears were unfounded and born of paranoia! I'll have to do a pelvic check later today for confirmation on when Onyx or Opal laid the beautiful baby blue but I feel better about the whole situation now!!

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