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one must be younger than the other.

 

Big comb, big wattles and redder in colour is a maturer hen that wont be far off laying

 

Sounds like the other is a little way behind. Dont worry though, my 2 cochins were supplied to us supposedly at the same age but you could clearly see the difference

 

both happy, healthy and laying now :D

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Hi,

I have had my 2 gingernut rangers & 1 Miss Pepperpot for 2 weeks (today!) & mine are exactly the same. My pepperpot laid her first egg on the 5th after being here only 9 days although she started off with very pale pink comb & wattles. The other 2 are still ungrown but one has started to go red around the face now, the other still looks anemic!

The guy from omlet said they must have been from different batches as Miss Pepperpot was already formed. Not sure how long it takes for them to grow & mature, perhaps someone could let me know?

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It varies slightly from one individual to the next, same as with humans - we don't all grow at exactly the same rate! Point of lay is generally considered to be 18-20 weeks, but hens start laying at any age from then up to six months or even a year, depending on breed, time of year they were hatched, and so on (even hybrids who lay all year round are somewhat susceptible to day length). You're just going to have to be patient! :)

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Thanks for that, i'm not in any rush though I am happy with my 1 a day at the mo. Just been out to collect a lovely warm egg from Millie, 5/6 days not bad! :D

Wonder if anyone knows why she lays so late in the day, this is the earliest so far, she's normally about 3 in the afternoon. Thought they layed in the morning intime for brekkie??!!! :?

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My Rhode Star has been laying for over 2 months but her comb and wattles have not grown and her legs are still yellow so either she's a freak or it's not as cut and dried as everyone has said!

 

Jo

 

I have three gingernuts, 2 have always had very red comb and wattles but the third, Pom, took much longer to develop. Even now she has much smaller facial furniture than the other two.

 

She kept her yellow legs much longer than the others as well. I don't know what yours is like for regularity of laying, but Pom is the least reliable. She will lay two, then a day off, two then a day off. Whereas the other two lay daily.

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The laying cycle is about 25 1/2 hours, so eventually it will work its way round the clock! :lol:

 

:shock: Does that mean that they sometimes lay in the middle of the night? Do they tend to shout about it then or are they considerate to the neighbours?

 

:lol: You will find that one day she will lay quite late in the day, have a day off, then next day will lay early in the morning.

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My GNR Daffodil normally lays her egg very early, before I go to check on them at 7am. The day before her 1 day off a week she is a bit later - more like 9am.

 

My new silver-laced wyandotte bantam lays mid-morning, 10ish.

 

I've read aboout the 25 hour thing before but I don't think anyone's told my hens! I've never heard of a hen laying in the middle of the night though.

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I don't know what yours is like for regularity of laying, but Pom is the least reliable. She will lay two, then a day off, two then a day off. Whereas the other two lay daily.

 

That's true - she is fairly unreliable and tends to have every third day or so off. Perhaps when the hormones kick in she'll be as regular as the others!

 

She's the friendliest one though so I'll let her off being unreliable!

 

Jo

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I don't know what yours is like for regularity of laying, but Pom is the least reliable. She will lay two, then a day off, two then a day off. Whereas the other two lay daily.

 

That's true - she is fairly unreliable and tends to have every third day or so off. Perhaps when the hormones kick in she'll be as regular as the others!

 

She's the friendliest one though so I'll let her off being unreliable!

 

Jo

 

Pom has never been reliable, but she does lay whoppers to make up for it - average 80g! :shock: And she has the biggest personality, so she is forgiven everything! :lol:

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