Posts by Knittycat

That's why I only got four :(

Two ameraucana/orpington chicks, two pips in the OE eggs (two still intact) aaaaaand...still no action in the cream legbars.  I really really really hope I get at least one.  I'd love for both of them to hatch though....

Well, the question is answered.  One of the bonus freebie eggs hatched while I was at mass, there is a pip in the second.  WOOT!  The two CLs and four OEs remain intact though.

Quote: Originally Posted by ozexpat  the spike will be more lethal than the drop. the kid did good   good luck. I agree that the spike would be more lethal than the drop, but, we're talking a...

Today is day 20.  I've been on lockdown since yesterday.  No pips yet.   There was an incident last week though.  Girl child discovered the incubator had spiked to 104! (totally my fault) Thinking quickly, she...

He does have red patches on his chin.  Not as extreme as the marans cross, but they are there.  The comb development is minimal to.  He may be feathered like a female, but his stance! His attitude! The size of his feet!...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sally Sunshine   I will go with roo on this one! although he looks pretty girly lol   "He" certainly does have the legs for it too.  

Three weeks!  Time to start guessing the sex of these little chickieboos.   I'm thinking pullet? Although the tail feathers aren't showing up yet.   I'm totally undecided on this one.   Here's...

I'm thinking pullet? Although the tail feathers aren't showing up yet.   I'm totally undecided on this one.   Here's the first one's 'twin'. I'm going with Pullet.   The title of this picture is...

I'm guessing the clear one was infertile, but the yolk broke, so there is no way to be sure.  The quitter obviously wasn't.  There was a tiny 6 day gestation fetus in there.  Just no blood at all.   And with that,...