Mine sat on eggs in one of four nest boxes FOREVER. I kept taking them away. So I decided to let her go ahead. Left her with 4 (marked them). Waited. Sure enough 2 hatched. Both turned out to be hers. I kept removing the unmarked eggs daily or she would have had more. Once hatched, I moved to a...
Thought you might be interested in the results of my adventure. Sadly all eggs in my incubator died - however, my momma went broody on me in July and we ended up with 2 icebar chicks in August. They should be laying by Feb - so I'm excited to see the egg colour! We left her with 4 eggs. 1 blue...
Wow thank you for the quick reply. I am excited to try now! :) I am told he his pure and the woman I got them from was beside herself that the hen doesn't lay green (she had other green layers in with her). They were too cozy a pair to return her. I have read that this can happen though...
Hello! Newbie here. I have a pair of Isbars. The Roo is Blue. The Hen is Black. She is deemed a "dud" as they say - as no green eggs - only speckled brown (which I read is a possibility for this breed). My question to those who know this breed is this: What egg colour do you think I would get...