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With regard to hatching 9 roosters. My stepdaughter blames me for it. LOL. I picked eggs that looked similar and the were elongated. She said that she read that rounder eggs are female and more oval are male. I read that too, but some people said it was not true. Maybe next time I will only...

I do not. All 3 hens were laying eggs in the same place. Out of 8 chicks, 5 are female and 2 are male. One unfortunately fell victim to a dog attack and I don't know what gender it was. The young black hen was hatched in an incubator . From 10 eggs, I had 10 chicks and all survived the chick...

Thank you NatJ, that was a great explanation. I think next spring I will try to pair the various combinations, put the eggs in an incubator and see what offspring they produce. To me the young black girl looks like a daughter of the black hen. Their 'faces' look similar.... or maybe I am...

Here is the daughter. If I get a chance I will take a picture of an open wing to expose the white feather.

The first set of chicks that produced that black pullet was in May. Then about 3 months ago, Karen went broody and set on some eggs. All of those have white barring. Of course, except for the father, I have no idea who the other parent(s) is or are.

Here are the photos of the,possible parents. First photo is of the alpha rooster. Second is the beta, although he did mate as well. Unfortunately, I don't have any good pics of the 4th hen and she is gone but she was golden in color. 3rd photo is of Karen and some of "her" chicks. If course...

If a rooster mates with a hen and both of them are mixed, will their offspring look the same or different? I had a great girl hatch this spring. She is big, friendly without being annoying and I like the way she looks. She is all black but when she spreads her wings, there is white feather at...