Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[xChicken04x]

Hi all, one of our chicks (ok, she isn't a chick anymore, she's a pullet) is acting a bit odd. She is 18 weeks old now and looks as if she is ready to lay, but she still looks very young. For the past 2 days she has been walking around the run with this frantic look on her face and keeps jumping up in the air, which is what Magic and Clover did when they first started laying. She also keeps going up cube ladder, but doesn't go in, only because they where only introduced to the flock last weekend, so aren't 'allowed' up there yet.

Her face looks very immature, she is quite a big girl now, but has a pale face/comb/wattles . I don't think she is crouching, but she is so tame, I don't really have to pick her up, she just flies on my arm .

Also because she is a Cream Legbar, I expected her to lay at about 27 weeks plus, as they take longer don't they?

Anyway, here is a picture of her taken yesterday, doesn't she look to young?

 

What do you think?

 

xx

[Egluntyne]

Erm.....can't see it I'm afraid.

[xChicken04x]

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Does this one work?

 

 

If not, what about this link?

 

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk307/Zaring_Lady/zaraandthechickens011.jpg

[Egluntyne]

Can see it now. It must have been my computer, as I can see the other one now too.

 

She's lovely.

 

She does look a bit young. Time will tell.

[Matthew]

If she lays shes not too young

 

and if she doesnt you were right

 

 

HopeThisHelps

 

[xChicken04x]

Well, well, well. Looks like Miss Biggles is going to lay soon, she started crouching on Thursday and made her self a ditch in the nesting box today.

 

Roll on the blue eggs!

 

xx

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Just discovered this thread - couldn't see any of the pictures - but am glad to hear she's crouching . Let us know if her eggs ARE blue .

[xChicken04x]

Ahhh, yes the pictures I deleted them by accident and haven't had a chance to re-upload them .

 

The eggs should be blue, since she is a pure Cream Legbar. If not then I'll have to let the people where we got her from know, as she is from breeding stock. They don't want to be breeding non-blue egg laying cream legbars.

 

Either way she's a lovely little lady, so I'll be happy either way.

 

xx

[Scottie]

My Cream Legbar Bunty will be 30 weeks tomorrow and as yet, no sign of eggs!

 

Sheila