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I own a SS roo and 3 SS hens. I have hatched out 4 SS chicks and all have yellow legs and combs? Will they lighten as they mature? Or should they have been pinkish upon hatch? All my adults have pinkish/white/skin colored legs. I have other hens but my other hens are CS (which make...

This might be a really stupid question but for some reason, quite a while back, I thought I read where hatching eggs from small hens bred to large roosters can cause egg laying issues in the next generation? Now I can't find it anywhere. My cockerel is a Speckled Sussex (maybe about 7-7.5...

I am looking to get some SS or LS pullets to join my small backyard flock. If anyone local has purebred of either (or both of these) I would be VERY interested. Willing to take a small road trip within the state of FL to acquire the right birds. I am not looking for show birds but I do want...

My chicks are now 8.5-9 weeks old, so no saddle feathers or hackles to go by yet. Do you say pullet or roo for this one? All these pics are the same bird.

These Speckled Sussex are approximately 7.5-8 weeks old now. I already have in mind what sexes they are but wanted to see what everyone else thinks. Chick #1 Chick #2 Chick #3 Chick #4 Chick #5 Chick #6

I know they are young but I have been trying to put all the wonderful information provided on BYC to use and see if I can determine the gender of my 6 Speckled Sussex and 2 EE chicks. I think I have it figured out to be 5 pullets and 3 roos (good gosh I hope it's not the other way around...

I am looking to get 4 pullets, prefer them to be in the 3-6 months range so I don't have to wait forever to integrate them into my small flock of 6 hens after quarantine. I am in Hernando County but am willing to drive to neighboring counties. If you have SS pullets or know someone that does...

We have two bourbon red poults. They are about 2.5 months old.

I had a chick that had issues hatching, it needed assistance, as it became shrink wrapped in the shell even though it did not have an external pip when the incubator had been opened to check the viability of the remaining eggs. We ended up having to perform the external pip for it and that is...

I know I have time for them to go down more, but I have about a handful of eggs whose cells are probably more like the 7 day size. The rest of the eggs in the bator are perfect by the diagrams I have found on line. I am guessing these with the smaller cells have thicker shells? My humidity has...

I have seen where an Iowa Blue roo can be crossed with a NHR hen or white rock (whose carries the silver gene) hen and result in sex link chicks. Does anyone know if there are any other breeds they can be crossed with for sex links? Looking for breeds that are dual purpose.

Okay, I am new to all this sex link stuff. In the future I want to be able to hatch out my own chicks, for myself, friends, family, sell any extras etc. but I want breeds I am certain to be able to tell apart. I am surrounded by areas that don't allow roos and I wouldn't want people to by...

in week old chicks to help tell gender? I have a EE roo (Cuckoo Maran cross, with green legs and ear muffs) and RSL hens. I have noticed some of the chicks have bear butts and some have little tall tuffs starting to emerge. Is that an indication of gender? Any other things that you have...

This morning we have two external pips and I heard peeping! Oh no...I suddenly don't feel well, I better call in sick

So I removed all the eggs, weighed, measured air cells, took out the turner, laid shelf liner in the bottom and placed the eggs back in on their sides. I started with 37 eggs. Day seven two clears and one early quitter. Day 14 two quitters (one about day 8, another about day 12). Leaves...

weight loss during incubation? My eggs were set 14 days ago. I weighed them when I set them, weighed them on day 7 and weighed them today. Some of them seem to be right on track with 13% weight loss, some are really close to being at the full expected amount and some are a bit behind? Now if...

I just set my eggs 54 hours ago, and I just noticed, while peaking to check temp/humidity, that there are about 15 very tiny drips of yellow on my turner. These drips are not coming from the eggs but from the fan module that is just above. Will this hurt anything? Should I clean it up and remove...

Setting up my incubator for my first hatch. Sorry I will probably have lots of stupid questions come up but my first one is what amount of fluctuation is allowed in humidity? I have read so many different things on line. My incubator says to keep it 55-60% and then 65% on lock down, which seems...

I posted awhile back in the breed and gender section. Quinn is a roo. Olive (formerly Rio) is a pullet. As far as breeds go, they both are EEs, I guess LOL. Quinn had the green legs, yet they are feathered. He also developed a beard and tuffs and Olive has started laying and her eggs are...

Hello. I am looking to acquire 2 EE pullets to add to my current small flock. Looking for birds around 4-5 months of age, as that is what my current birds are. I am in Hernando County Florida, Weeki Wachee/Brooksville area. Price negotiable.