Posts by smarsh2

i am not sure she is even a rock. Her legs aren't very yellow. She may be part penciled, but the head is too light. pretty bird however.

it is definitely not a sussex or welsummer. the very fast feathering is small size is a sign that it is a game or leghorn. Games especially feather much faster but are simply smaller in size than most standard chickens, even though they...

4 is the only definite roo. the last may be, but I don't think so. If the EE is showing his rooness, then any other should be standing out by now.

I can't help but note that many of the eggs shown on this list are very round, they don't seem to have a small end. Is that a characteristic of a particular breed? My green egg layers lay a more "standard" shaped egg that is...

kind of young to tell, but what we need to see is their faces or a side view. mostly looking like pullets

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your EE is definitely a pullet. The color pattern is exclusive to the sex in my experience.

anyone have a fix for a brand new hovabator egg turner not turning? i guess the eggs are no good if it has been several days not turning? i thought it was odd it was always tilted the same direction.nothing ever does what it is supposed...

i did, worked fine. made a little shelter for them to go under and set on the pad.

that seems too long to me too. it depends on how big your bator is. i made one that was about 3 square feet inside and a 60 watt heated it nicely. either you need more heat or you are losing too much heat.