southernchicken Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Hi, I have 3 hens all purchased as pol pullets at 20 weeks old . They are now 23 weeks old and 2 of them are laying every day , but the 3rd who I believe to be the top hen is not. I believe she is top girl as she is first out ,first to feed, first to run over to the netting dividing their free ranging area and vocally defends her 2 friends if I pick them up. Am I wrong to assume that she should be laying like her 2 friends, or has she more important things to do like protecting her 2 mates instead of laying eggs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Erm.....are you sure that she is not a cockerel? Any pictures of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernchicken Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 (edited) that was a thought i had and tried to ignore, shes been behaving odd pecking eglu consistently for over 15 minutes see video in link. also pictures in link, http://s624.photobucket.com/albums/tt326/southernchicken/ Edited April 19, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernchicken Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 link above works fine now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 They do all look like girls thank goodness I guess she will lay in her own merry time, does she crouch when you go to pick her up? when they start crouching eggs are coming soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernchicken Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 thank you redwing i can rest easy now, the other two do squat down when picked up and both like their feathers rustled. just a late bloomer i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 They do look like girls. Phew. Have you checked under shrubs etc to make sure she hasn't got a secret cache of eggs in the garden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 23 weeks is nothing, 33 weeks is common, 43 weeks is not unusual........ .....plenty time yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I agree with the previous post from Fee. We got our girls at the same age (15 weeks). Two were laying by about 25 weeks whereas the third, the one I would consider to be top hen took a further 12 weeks before she finally got her act together!! Even now, she is different as she lays in the afternoon usually whereas the other have both laid by 9.30am. I guess its her way of reminding us that she is the 'chosen one'!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
