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Ambera
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Meet The Chicks
Name suggestions needed for the Yellow!
Nugget
Breed: Pekin cockeral x Lohmann Hen
Hatched: Tuesday 19th September 2023, 1pm, under broody Lily
Colour: Black, with white bib and bum!
Age in photo: 3 days
Weight in photo: 40g
The one who started it all! My first hatched egg, and a special one as only one out of six hatched. I have a suspicion they may be a cockerel.... they hatched with a large comb and are very forward and friendly!
An absolute mamma's child, loves Lily their foster mum. Will eat anything she shows them, the favourite being corn!
At 3 days old, Nugget is already the largest of the chicks... the full-size mother hen genes are showing through! Can't wait to see how they turn out, apparently a black chick shouldn't have been possible from the parents (see the photo in the first post for the parents!). Nugget has fluffy legs, but not fluffy feet and their middle toe is half yellow, whilst the rest of their leg are black!
Lilac
Breed: Lavender Cuckoo Pekin
Hatched: Saturday 16th September 2023, in an incubator
Colour: Blue/purple
Age in photo: 6 days
Weight in photo: 35g
Lilac is adorable, I had to have them when I saw the colour! Lilac quickly bonded with new mum Lily, she looks so happy to have a mum to snuggle after living in a brooder in someone's busy house (dogs, cats and kids!) for the start of their life. They have fluffy legs and feet, can't wait to see them grown!
Lilac is the most flighty of the lot, loves jumping and flying around! Probably because they already have pretty well developed wings! I'm really hoping this indicates that it will be a pullet! They are also the quietest chick.They have made friends with Nug and often both of them are snuggled under Lily's breast!
NAME TBC (just Yellow for now)
Breed: Colombian Pekin (potential for it to be something else according to hatcher! Both eggs were bought off eBay)
Hatched: Saturday 16th September 2023, in an incubator
Colour: Yellow (will turn white?)
Age in photo: 6 days
Weight in photo: 25g
Names welcome! I haven't got one yet, most of our hens have been named after flowers, then herbs (e.g. Daisy, Heather, Bluebell, Poppy, Lily, Primrose, Lavender, Violet, Blossom, Clover, Ivy, Sage, Pepper, Fennel, Parsnip to name a few).
I'm a tad worried about this chick for now, as they are the smallest of the lot! They seem to have a little problem drinking too, gaping/opening their mouth after drinking. Other that that they seem healthy!
They are the least energetic of the trio, spending more time under wing of Lily. They also haven't bonded with Lily completly, she isn't too bothered by them but will stand them. For example, she is slower to let them tuck under her, she doesn't feed them much or at all, and she will walk into them a bit, causing them to flee! The chick still makes the "I'm lost" noise, rather than "Where's mum". I'm hoping things improve!
When I first got them, I thought they could be a more dominant one, as they were pecking Lilac in the box and stealing their food! But they have since quietened down and I think now are the bottom of the pecking order! They also have the fluffy legs and feet. I wonder if this is a hen or cockerel... I have no idea now. They haven't developed wings as fast as Lilac , so if they truly are the same age, maybe a cockerel.
Taking bets on all 3 now! Lay your pullet/cockerel bets now!
Or claim your favourite!
(sorry for the spam, yes I have gone completely chick crazy)
Name suggestions needed for the Yellow!
Nugget
Breed: Pekin cockeral x Lohmann Hen
Hatched: Tuesday 19th September 2023, 1pm, under broody Lily
Colour: Black, with white bib and bum!
Age in photo: 3 days
Weight in photo: 40g
The one who started it all! My first hatched egg, and a special one as only one out of six hatched. I have a suspicion they may be a cockerel.... they hatched with a large comb and are very forward and friendly!
An absolute mamma's child, loves Lily their foster mum. Will eat anything she shows them, the favourite being corn!
At 3 days old, Nugget is already the largest of the chicks... the full-size mother hen genes are showing through! Can't wait to see how they turn out, apparently a black chick shouldn't have been possible from the parents (see the photo in the first post for the parents!). Nugget has fluffy legs, but not fluffy feet and their middle toe is half yellow, whilst the rest of their leg are black!
Lilac
Breed: Lavender Cuckoo Pekin
Hatched: Saturday 16th September 2023, in an incubator
Colour: Blue/purple
Age in photo: 6 days
Weight in photo: 35g
Lilac is adorable, I had to have them when I saw the colour! Lilac quickly bonded with new mum Lily, she looks so happy to have a mum to snuggle after living in a brooder in someone's busy house (dogs, cats and kids!) for the start of their life. They have fluffy legs and feet, can't wait to see them grown!
Lilac is the most flighty of the lot, loves jumping and flying around! Probably because they already have pretty well developed wings! I'm really hoping this indicates that it will be a pullet! They are also the quietest chick.They have made friends with Nug and often both of them are snuggled under Lily's breast!
NAME TBC (just Yellow for now)
Breed: Colombian Pekin (potential for it to be something else according to hatcher! Both eggs were bought off eBay)
Hatched: Saturday 16th September 2023, in an incubator
Colour: Yellow (will turn white?)
Age in photo: 6 days
Weight in photo: 25g
Names welcome! I haven't got one yet, most of our hens have been named after flowers, then herbs (e.g. Daisy, Heather, Bluebell, Poppy, Lily, Primrose, Lavender, Violet, Blossom, Clover, Ivy, Sage, Pepper, Fennel, Parsnip to name a few).
I'm a tad worried about this chick for now, as they are the smallest of the lot! They seem to have a little problem drinking too, gaping/opening their mouth after drinking. Other that that they seem healthy!
They are the least energetic of the trio, spending more time under wing of Lily. They also haven't bonded with Lily completly, she isn't too bothered by them but will stand them. For example, she is slower to let them tuck under her, she doesn't feed them much or at all, and she will walk into them a bit, causing them to flee! The chick still makes the "I'm lost" noise, rather than "Where's mum". I'm hoping things improve!
When I first got them, I thought they could be a more dominant one, as they were pecking Lilac in the box and stealing their food! But they have since quietened down and I think now are the bottom of the pecking order! They also have the fluffy legs and feet. I wonder if this is a hen or cockerel... I have no idea now. They haven't developed wings as fast as Lilac , so if they truly are the same age, maybe a cockerel.
Taking bets on all 3 now! Lay your pullet/cockerel bets now!
Or claim your favourite!
(sorry for the spam, yes I have gone completely chick crazy)
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