Cool. The black one in my picture is half Australorp, and the yellow chick, as well as a slightly different looking black one who isn’t in the picture, are half Easter Egg. They all have the same dad, my Plymouth Barred Rock.
Somehow one chick is still alive, I’ve named it basement because that’s where the incubator is. I put it there so the broody doesn’t squish it. Not sure if it’s going to live, but the three I hatched in the incubator are going strong, just sent them off to live with my aunt. (Sorry, but I only...
dude, a bobcat ate 3 of my chickens the other night, and my Broody birds sat on the eggs wrong and crushed all their chicks................. why do I even let them nest? how do I get rid of a bobcat????
the eggs are small, but valuable as they are a key ingredient in Korean food. there's not a very big market, but if you find the right buyer, a carton of quail eggs can go for $10 a dozen!
Hey, I crossed a white hen who I didn’t think was barred with a Plymouth Barred Rock. The product was the yellow chick, and it has black markings. Is the yellow chick male or female?
perhaps you could get about 20 more hens 😆 sorry, I've got some roosters to get rid of too. hopefully you find someone, or, I have heard of people having a roosters only coop.