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Hi This hasn’t happened yet but want to be prepared for when it does. I have a lovely red silkie pair who are producing great fertile eggs. My question is what do I do if Mrs silkie goes broody? Do I leave her in with Mr Silkie or do I need to move her? Will he be ok on his own if so? Not...

This is my lovely Brahma roo. He is only 15 weeks old. I have 2 questions. 1. What colour is this? Is he a splash partridge? 2. What colours would I get if he was with the 2 hens in the photos below?

Hi So I’m hoping to get some fertile eggs this year from my Buff Orpington mini flock. I have 3 hens and what I think is an unrelated cockerel. He has developed a red comb much earlier than the others but just doesn’t exhibit any male behaviours. He’s bottom of the pecking order and doesn’t...

I’m completely rubbish at sexing silkies. What do you guys think? It will stay regardless!

Baby silkie hatched yesterday any ideas what this is and if I should be concerned.

Hi everyone. I have no clue about genetics so am here for some help. I have a blue partridge roo, a light hen and a blue splash hen. what colour combinations am I likely to get? thanks in advance.

Is anyone able to tell me what colour my Brahma boy will be when he’s grown up? Currently 7.5 weeks old.

So I have this beautiful red silkie cockerel who is 9 months old. He is in with 2 hens of around the same age but only 1 is laying. The issue is, he doesn’t seem to know how to do his job very well. He grabs the hens head from the front and proceeds to mate with the floor in front of her. Will...

So I had been convinced that my 5 GP brahmas are all boys but I’ve read on another post that males get black chest feathers. Also my light Brahma boys have little pink combs by the same age as these guys and no sign yet. What do people think? 4.5 weeks old

This is a one of a kind out of quite a big hatch of silkies from paint parent. And idea what colour this little one will turn out? I know it’s pure silkie but not sure what underlying colour genetics are involved. Thanks in advance!

HI I wonder if anyone can take a guess please at my mini flock. All 6 weeks old. 1 is a lavender leghorn 2 is a marans 3 and 4 are buff Orpington I also have a 5 but he is so definitely a he. thanks in advance!

Hi I am hatching Brahma eggs at the moment. All are labelled with their colours but I can’t work out what they mean. gp- I’m assuming gold partridge Dk- I’m assuming dark BB-? BC-? LC- ? BP-? any ideas??

I realise I might be being premature here but now that I believe we have finally cracked this hatching business I need some reassurance! I have 32 eggs in lockdown. It’s day 20 and 1 chick has pipped and hatched in about 2 hours this morning. There is literally no pips or activity from the...

I have a few buff Orpington chicks that were born with quite distinct marks on their heads. Is this an indication of gender or just one of those things?

Hi I have my first lot of turkey eggs in the incubator. I have only hatched chickens before. Is the humidity the same for turkeys during incubation and lockdown?

After 2 unsuccessful hatches where only 1 lonely chick hatched we finally seem to have managed a normal hatch. it’s only day 20 and I already have 2 chicks with plenty of additional pipping action!! pointless post sorry, just feeling very relieved!!

The boss of our little group but I’m really hoping hen!

Hi I’m new to the whole egg hatching thing and I am going badly wrong somewhere (or everywhere!). Firstly I buy eggs from local breeder so no shipping involved. I have a fan incubator (not sure of brand but digital and automatic turning etc). I have checked temps with another thermometer and...

So as a result of a dodgy incubator I’ve ended up with 1 lonely chick. I have another 12 eggs due to hatch next week. Is it ok until then? What can I do to keep it happy? Or is the only way to go and buy another day old? thanks in advance

I’m a newbie and very anxious I know that chick are supposed to hatch 24 hours after pipping. What I don’t know is what counts as a pip? 7pm last night I noticed a crack in the shell. Chick opened it up and stuck her beak out from around 10 am this morning and has been moving plenty but is...