I have 6 girls and so far only one ... my sapphire gem is the queen and early ... I expect my girls to start soon enough as spring is on the horizon! Love your content. Thanks for sharing.
At 1:26, you listed under "how to tell if pullets are laying". "A rooster will start to show her some attention." I hope you can help me with a question. I have a young rooster that used to free-range my urban neighborhood, but last summer he decided that "my casa is his casa." Fast forward almost a year, to two weeks ago. A pullet from the sometime free-ranging flock (whose owners seem to be away for days or weeks at a time) attracted my rooster. The two of them were noisily annoying an otherwise neutral neighbor, who asked me to remove them from her property. So I picked up the little lady and brought her home with me, followed by the agitated rooster. I'm keeping them separated, but he definitely "shows her some attention", flirting like a sailor on leave after a long time at sea. I have looked her over; her vent looks dry and yellowish. Definitely not pink and moist, and she has not produced any eggs while she has been with me. My question is, should I continue to keep them separated until she is at point of lay? Please respond - I really need an answer!
@@heatherk8931 Because? I've never kept chickens and though he is a pretty docile rooster I don't know if he would injure her with his talons in trying to mount her.
I have 3 pullets. They were supposed to be the same age. Well, one has been laying for the last 8 days. The other is now singing and her pelvic bones are about 3 finger length so maybe next week. And the other’s bones are 1 length. She is the littlest one so they are not the same age. Then I have chicks that are about ready to go outside and 5 eggs in the incubator.
I have 6 girls and so far only one ... my sapphire gem is the queen and early ... I expect my girls to start soon enough as spring is on the horizon! Love your content. Thanks for sharing.
Nice info, got half my replacement flock in brooder now, the other half arrives next weekend, definitely a fun time of year
At 1:26, you listed under "how to tell if pullets are laying". "A rooster will start to show her some attention." I hope you can help me with a question. I have a young rooster that used to free-range my urban neighborhood, but last summer he decided that "my casa is his casa." Fast forward almost a year, to two weeks ago. A pullet from the sometime free-ranging flock (whose owners seem to be away for days or weeks at a time) attracted my rooster. The two of them were noisily annoying an otherwise neutral neighbor, who asked me to remove them from her property. So I picked up the little lady and brought her home with me, followed by the agitated rooster. I'm keeping them separated, but he definitely "shows her some attention", flirting like a sailor on leave after a long time at sea. I have looked her over; her vent looks dry and yellowish. Definitely not pink and moist, and she has not produced any eggs while she has been with me.
My question is, should I continue to keep them separated until she is at point of lay? Please respond - I really need an answer!
Why do you want them separated?
@@heatherk8931 Because? I've never kept chickens and though he is a pretty docile rooster I don't know if he would injure her with his talons in trying to mount her.
They stop laying and then you've gotta start the chicken retirement village and all that racket. 😂
Fridge and pot are the best retirement plan 😈
lol I'm good with what they can give me. They're good company. I don't steal my bees honey either. Us old folks gotta stick together man. lol
I was hoping to see an examination of the vent
I have 3 pullets. They were supposed to be the same age. Well, one has been laying for the last 8 days. The other is now singing and her pelvic bones are about 3 finger length so maybe next week. And the other’s bones are 1 length. She is the littlest one so they are not the same age. Then I have chicks that are about ready to go outside and 5 eggs in the incubator.
I go to you tube to SEE what I am looking for. You aren't showing anything. I have read what you are saying, I want to see it
If you have 40 chickens and get 40 a day
Then your good
If you have 40 chickens and you only get 20 well something is a foot
not true since breeds do not lay eggs every day, more like every other day
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