Euskal Oiloa ( Basque Thread)

[Henthused]

Very pretty pullets. I love them all at this age.

 

[kathleens1979]

Anyone want to guess the sex on these three week olds? I actually am mostly interested in Icelandics, but I bid on Basque eggs on ebay in a moment of weakness before I got our Icelandics. These guys are awfully sweet though! They are definitely much friendlier than any of my other chicks! I just don't know enough about them to guess at sex with any accuracy. I have front views and top views so you can (kind of) see combs and plumage, because I've read both can be indicators of sex in Basques.

1 & 2

3

4 & 5

6 & 7

1, 2 & 3 in their bucket while I clean their brooder (with my lone australorp chick)

4-7 in their box while I clean their brooder

 

[Flat Rock farm]

Ok here are my guess's:
# 1 - Cockerel on the left Pullet on the right
#2 - Pullet
#3 - 2 Pullets
#4 - 2 Pullets
#5 - 2 Pullets, 1 Cockerel
#6 - 3 Pullets, 1 cockerel in the corner.

 

[kathleens1979]

Thanks for the guesses! If I end up with that many pullets, I will be really lucky!!! Usually I'm the person with more boys than girls! Our very first hatch ever (which was EEs incidentally) was 6 cockerels and only 3 pullets!!! I will be ecstatic if I end up with more Basque hens than roos!

 

[Flat Rock farm]

LOL well don't hold me to it!!
I know how you feel Kathleen, I too am usually the one that hatches more cockerels than pullets

 

[RFR of CA]

Just hatched out 22 Basque from a bit over two dozen eggs Thank you new Dickeys incubator....!

More on the way. Considering a chick swap if someone would like to PM me.

 

[Flat Rock farm]

Congrats!!

 

[lauragutknecht]

I have a lot of Marraduna Basque (Euskal Oiloa) eggs coming in, and my incubator is staying pretty full. I am in Central Texas. I am willing to ship eggs for $20/dozen plus shipping..

 

[CackleJoy]

She's a beauty

 

[lauragutknecht]

Nice! I love this.