Rooster sitting on eggs?

[SilverBirds]

@Evadig The bird in the second picture is not a brown Leghorn but some kind of crested legbar.

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[Evadig]

Well, I’m glad I know what she is then! Thank you for that link, I’d never even heard of a cream legbar. Are they generally very skittish? because she is and she’s bullied by the Welsummer.

 

[Evadig]

It says on the Mt Healthy page that they lay blue eggs but hers are white?

 

[LaFleche]

Well, I’m glad I know what she is then! Thank you for that link, I’d never even heard of a cream legbar. Are they generally very skittish? because she is and she’s bullied by the Welsummer.

I can't confirm them being skittish as I never owned one
Check and treat her for external and internal parasites as they can often lead to vitamin deficiencies, nervousness etc.

 

[LaFleche]

It says on the Mt Healthy page that they lay blue eggs but hers are white?

She might be a legbar mix or just have her Leghorn ancestry pop up.

 

[Varabtbb]

The one in the picture is a well developed pullet at laying age.

Thank you @LaFleche

 

[Varabtbb]

Looks like a Welsummer


Here’s Lydwinne my Welsummer for comparison

Thank you @Evadig

 

[Varabtbb]

The bird pictured is a pullet.

Thank you @SilverBirds

 

[Varabtbb]

I think I see a white ear lobe. If she has a white earlobe she is likely at least part brown leghorn (not welsummer).

Thank you @Yardmom

 

[Leatherworker]

I have 23 week old chickens. 4 hens and 1 rooster I believe. The last few days I noticed him sitting on eggs before we collect them. Why would he do that? Also he hasn’t crowed yet. Is that normal? I thought he was a girl but as they grew, he started to get a bigger waddle and comb than the rest. Can you tell me if he is a rooster and what kind of chicken?

The other thing is we have one white chicken that has always been smaller than the rest. The chickens have been laying for about 3 weeks now but the white one has only laid 2 eggs in 3 weeks. She’s always the last to get the treats, gets pushed aside and sometimes sits by herself. What could help her lay more eggs like the rest of them?

Thank you for your advice!

Shes a pullet. Be happy