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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: crafty Chic on June 29, 2009, 10:16:06 am

Title: Yellow Legs
Post by: crafty Chic on June 29, 2009, 10:16:06 am
Hi
Here’s another query for you all, if you don’t mind, we got all four chickens together and were told they were 18 weeks old; we have had them 8 weeks now, which should make them 26 weeks old.  They all had white-ish legs, and now 1 of the chicken’s legs seems to have turned more yellow and she is not laying yet, is this normal?
Many Thanks.
Title: Re: Yellow Legs
Post by: xxmillyxx on June 29, 2009, 12:04:49 pm
I'm not sure - but I have Sasso's and they all have yellow legs compared to my Light Sussex/RIR x's who are whitish.

My Jersey Giants have grey legs.

Obviously I am very new to this so probably am no help at all LOL

Regards
Ann
Title: Re: Yellow Legs
Post by: doganjo on June 29, 2009, 12:20:45 pm
Were they sexed before you got them?  It may be a cockerel
Title: Re: Yellow Legs
Post by: crafty Chic on June 29, 2009, 01:52:48 pm
Thanks for the reply's,
When we bought them, we bought them as point of lay hens,
 but you do have a good point, better check it out.  :-[
Thanks
Title: Re: Yellow Legs
Post by: shetlandpaul on June 29, 2009, 01:55:45 pm
are there combs very red and becoming developed this shows when they are ready to lay. if they are all the same breed and one has a diffrent coloured legs that may well be a boy. is its comb the same as the others if so its a girl.
Title: Re: Yellow Legs
Post by: crafty Chic on July 01, 2009, 08:29:54 am
Hi
Thanks for your reply's
They are all Hybrids from the same batch, I'm led to belive, but her comb does seam to be the same as the others, so Im baffled. lol
Title: Re: Yellow Legs
Post by: crafty Chic on July 05, 2009, 11:48:58 am
Good News
My yellow legged chicken has laid her 1st egg, very tasty it was too. ;D