what breed are my chickens?

[buffalobruv]

i brought these chickens at 5 weeks old and now there around 7 mounths i dont know the breed i thought they were old english phesant fowls but they have yellow legs :s they havent started laying yet so any help with that will be helpful but for now lets try figure out the breed

 

[Pullet Surprise]

Barnevelders....I think

 

[Pullet Surprise]

Oh, and they are suposed to be notoriously slow to lay but when they do they are "well worth the wait". We have one as well, she's my favorite girl.

 

[buffalobruv]

oh okay thank you very much for that how long roughly untill they start to lay? any signs that show there getting ready to? any advice on keeping these happy?

 

[Pullet Surprise]

Not sure when they will lay...mine is now interested in the nest boxes, but that's about it. ( I'm not sure how old she is) As far as keeping them happy, mine is a spoiled lap chicken, very people oriented.
Needs lots of chicken toys ....ie. garden weeds to scratch in ...things to keep her occupied, like small logs in the run and space. She plays well with others and has been the flock "big sister". I would say she is ALPHA, but benevolant. We did have a bit of feather picking, but that stopped the minute we enlarged the run. She is one of the smartest chickens we have, hence the need to be kept busy.