Pato Pointe Farm
Chirping
Hello BYC Friends!
I am Shannon with Pato Point Farm LLC. I recently ordered Serama chicken hatching eggs from EBay. I know this is always a gamble with odds against successful hatchings, but living in a rural area, it's not easy finding what you want.
SO! Today is Day 22. On day 20, 6/22 shipped eggs hatched. 11 were scramble in shipping, 1 egg not fertile, 1 badly saddled egg, others quitters. All eggs had "jiggly" air cells upon arrival and they were left in shipping extra two days with a holiday.
I am wondering is two of the hatchlings might be Roos. I have read [Im not sold on what I've read being true] that Roos develop combs before hens and the Roo comb has a more vibrant red than the hens.
I noticed at hatching that two of the chicks have tiny, tiny combs already. The other 4 do not. Could this be sign of possible Roos??
*First photo shows the tiny comb. Two have this.
Thank you!
Shannon
I am Shannon with Pato Point Farm LLC. I recently ordered Serama chicken hatching eggs from EBay. I know this is always a gamble with odds against successful hatchings, but living in a rural area, it's not easy finding what you want.
SO! Today is Day 22. On day 20, 6/22 shipped eggs hatched. 11 were scramble in shipping, 1 egg not fertile, 1 badly saddled egg, others quitters. All eggs had "jiggly" air cells upon arrival and they were left in shipping extra two days with a holiday.
I am wondering is two of the hatchlings might be Roos. I have read [Im not sold on what I've read being true] that Roos develop combs before hens and the Roo comb has a more vibrant red than the hens.
I noticed at hatching that two of the chicks have tiny, tiny combs already. The other 4 do not. Could this be sign of possible Roos??
*First photo shows the tiny comb. Two have this.
Thank you!
Shannon
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