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Coming into lay?

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Our lovely little buff pekin (about 22wks) was behaving very strangely this morning before we left for work.

 

She was very puffed up, her tail very high and her bottom seemed enormously fluffy. She was very very quiet and trundled around following me. She is usually very vocal!

 

She was very active yesterday and was digging and eating for Britain. She has been squatting all weekend (very comical as she looks so surprised when she does that :lol: )

 

Her comb and wattles are very red and her comb is just starting to flop over slightly.

 

I really hope she's not poorly.

 

Is this normal behaviour for a first egg? :o

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Hi DM :)

 

We have 4 pekins and 1 araucana hybrid. She is the first one to display any signs, even though Big Bird (hybrid) is a couple of weeks older).

 

I introduced them to layers pellets on Saturday (mixed in with their growers). It has limestone in it but should I get them oystershell too?

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Yes I had a pure breed (so slightly different) araucana who hit 20 weeks by late August last year. We saw no eggs until April this year. Different cos I am sure the hybrid will have a much longer laying season (araucanas excellent layers but have a much shorter season that most other breeds, normally about March to the end of September so they average out to being and "ok" layer)

 

Sounds to me like your pekin is coming into lay. I have not experienced behaviour like that exactly, but they do go a bit funny when they are coming up to their first egg. As long as she is eating and getting around I wouldn't worry. In My experience most poorly hens go and try and hide somewhere out of the way

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Well DM we just fried it in great ceremony and hubby ate it. I had a taste too, was delicious and the yolk really deep golden colour :)

 

Hi Wannabe :D oh congrats to you too! So exciting isn't it. Aren't they comical when they squat, our little Bren looks surprised everytime she does it :lol:

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