Cube mk2 and WIR

[CrazyDaizy]

Hia everyone

 

Our beloved Daisy died the other day as I have already mentioned on these boards. She was only about 2 and a half (ish) we think, as now we are not sure how old our chickens were when Omlet dropped them off two years ago

 

Yesterday we visited http://www.merrydalepoultry.co.uk/ and were thrilled to buy two gorgeous little chickens who we have called Amber and Snowflake. These chickens are approx 17 weeks old and their "red thing" (whats that called? ) on their heads are just appearing.

 

When we had Cilla and Daisy their "red things" were fully grown so we believe they were a lot older than we were told?? They even started laying eggs straight away when we were told it would be a few weeks

 

So, was Daisy older when she died? Obviously its something we will never find out, and it doesnt matter now, but it pays to double check their ages!

[Egluntyne]

Sounds possible although it might only have been a matter of weeks.

 

When the comb (red thing ) and wattles start to develop, they do so quite quickly and the hens start to lay fairly soon afterwards.

[RubyReckless]

Yes, my experience is that the wattle and comb develop dramatically over about 5 or 6 weeks, so an older POL at 22 weeks would look much more mature than a young POL at 17 weeks old.