Speckled sussex

[Babychicks2020]

This is chippy. I was told shes a pullet. She is roughly 24 weeks. Shes not laying as of yet. She bonded with my son and I as you can see. She always bonded with our ducks. Is she a late bloomer? Or should I be eggcited soon? I mean I know shes an odd ball. But is she a she? And will she be laying soon?

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

Looks like a pullet to me probably have a while to wait until you get an egg though

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

This is chippy. I was told shes a pullet. She is roughly 24 weeks. Shes not laying as of yet. She bonded with my son and I as you can see. She always bonded with our ducks. Is she a late bloomer? Or should I be eggcited soon? I mean I know shes an odd ball. But is she a she? And will she be laying soon? View attachment 2505868View attachment 2505864View attachment 2505865View attachment 2505866View attachment 2505868View attachment 2505864View attachment 2505865View attachment 2505866View attachment 2505868

I'd say pullet, she'll get more white as she gets older, as do all SS chooks!
She's a cutie!

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Oh, and yes, SS chickens are oddballs.
Mainly my sister's hen Riju, she's a ramen noodle pig!

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Oh, and yes, SS chickens are oddballs.
Mainly my sister's hen Riju, she's a ramen noodle pig!

And an ex-escape artist!

 

[rosemarythyme]

She's a pullet and not close to laying, judging by the small pale comb.

 

[Babychicks2020]

She's a pullet and not close to laying, judging by the small pale comb.

That's fine with me. Lol she can hang with my son and I and the ducks. Shes kind like a support chicken. She was in the coop with the others but they kept picking on her and bullying her. So now she hangs with us. Lol.

 

[rosemarythyme]

My SS hen is special needs so she doesn't lay and needs extra care. But she's got spunk so we keep nursing her along.

 

[MissE]

I have three SS hatched 4/15/20. They didn't start laying until 26-30 weeks. Their combs still aren't much bigger or redder than yours, but there is a noticeable difference.

They lay the cutest little cream colored eggs. They are about half the size of my other layers' eggs, but the yolks are huge compared to the size of the egg. I eat their's since they look so silly in a carton compared to L or XL eggs and sell the others.

 

[CHlCKEN]

100% a pullet! Probably just a late bloomer. Many won’t lay for months, and some wait a whole year