murphynhazel12
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- Jul 4, 2020
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not sure if this is the right place for this, but i wanted to ask about one of my hens. this isn't really a "new" issue or anything as the hen in question is 3 years old, but i wanted to know if there's something wrong with her or if she's just a little different. here's the hen in question- her name is Clementine.
she's always looked different from other RIR hens I've seen. we used to have another RIR that we actually got at the same time, and she was totally different. here's a picture of her for comparison
she has the typical big floppy comb and dark red feathers. she was also built like a layer, slim, compact, and tall. she laid a big creamy egg every day. Clementine however is a little small and very round. she's smaller than the two golden cuckoo marans we have now who are the same age. she also has maybe laid 3 or 4 eggs in her whole life and they were all tiny. her comb is small and she's a lighter red color. she's our sweetest hen and we love her (even though she's a freeloader), but I'm wondering if there's any underlying cause to her strangeness. have any of you had a hen like this before? is she a whole different breed that just happened to end up with the RIRs at tractor supply? any input is appreciated!
she's always looked different from other RIR hens I've seen. we used to have another RIR that we actually got at the same time, and she was totally different. here's a picture of her for comparison
she has the typical big floppy comb and dark red feathers. she was also built like a layer, slim, compact, and tall. she laid a big creamy egg every day. Clementine however is a little small and very round. she's smaller than the two golden cuckoo marans we have now who are the same age. she also has maybe laid 3 or 4 eggs in her whole life and they were all tiny. her comb is small and she's a lighter red color. she's our sweetest hen and we love her (even though she's a freeloader), but I'm wondering if there's any underlying cause to her strangeness. have any of you had a hen like this before? is she a whole different breed that just happened to end up with the RIRs at tractor supply? any input is appreciated!
