Sibling Rivalry

[ChandlerChick]

I've been getting 3 eggs aday. They all sing the egg song. They all nest. I'm confused. Is it possible the cinnamon queen is laying 2 eggs aday? Lucy the RIR lays dark brown large eggs. I was told Hennah was a RIR laying hen.... :/

 

[enola]

She is not a RIR she appears to be a sex link

 

[ChandlerChick]

What is that?! I've never had chickens before. Is she a mutt? LOL

 

[centrarchid]

Looks like she. Some she's act a lot like he's in the absence of the latter. Problem is most evident in smaller groups confined to small areas.

 

[keesmom]

What is that?! I've never had chickens before. Is she a mutt? LOL

Yeah, she looks like a red sex link. Technically a mutt, but a deliberate cross made for a reason. With sex links the male and female chicks can be sexed at hatch by their down color.

 

[ChandlerChick]

Thank you for explaining what sex link means. I really like Hennah because she is so different but her aggresive attitude is unsettling. Is there anything I can do to change it? They have a spacious coop and run and they are free ranging for a few hours a day. I do all I can to make them feel happy and content. I'm only a flock owner for about 3 months so any advice would be gladly taken.

 

[enola]

A pair of pinless peepers would slow her down. She wouldn't be able to see the other hens to pick them.