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Okay so this little lovey hatched on April 4th. And I know it doesn't really matter who was her mom... but I have an 8 year old girl and a 6 year old girl and they INSIST that I be able to tell them which one of the older hens laid the egg that hatched this one...
We believe its a pullet (11 weeks old in this photo).We have very smooth feathers, yellow feet and such and a nice beard coming in, perfectly straight full comb. We are definitely a smaller bird, but not the tiniest thing ever.
For sure this little one had this beautiful guy as her dad (only rooster around) he had the rose comb I believe.
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These are the two canidates for mom as they were the only two potentially laying when the egg appeared.
This is Heart, our Salmon Faverolle, who I initially discounted as the mom because well I am not sure she lays many if any eggs. But she has a nice full beard and the nice full straight comb.
This is Ginger, a little barnyard mix hen who is absolutely a tiny spit fire. She has the darker skin of a silkie and maybe part silkie or satin, but no one is sure. And her comb is exactly what you can see... just those 3 tiny little bumps.
The eggs were all about the same size and color so I can't tell from that but it makes me lean towards ginger. But I would appreciate thoughts so I can tell me girls that the chicken experts say " *insert name here* is Confetti's mom"
This is another egg that I'm almost 100% sure was gingers It was a little boy, so maybe that's why the much brighter colors.... He also had the rose comb like his dad....
We believe its a pullet (11 weeks old in this photo).We have very smooth feathers, yellow feet and such and a nice beard coming in, perfectly straight full comb. We are definitely a smaller bird, but not the tiniest thing ever.
For sure this little one had this beautiful guy as her dad (only rooster around) he had the rose comb I believe.
These are the two canidates for mom as they were the only two potentially laying when the egg appeared.
This is Heart, our Salmon Faverolle, who I initially discounted as the mom because well I am not sure she lays many if any eggs. But she has a nice full beard and the nice full straight comb.
This is Ginger, a little barnyard mix hen who is absolutely a tiny spit fire. She has the darker skin of a silkie and maybe part silkie or satin, but no one is sure. And her comb is exactly what you can see... just those 3 tiny little bumps.
The eggs were all about the same size and color so I can't tell from that but it makes me lean towards ginger. But I would appreciate thoughts so I can tell me girls that the chicken experts say " *insert name here* is Confetti's mom"
This is another egg that I'm almost 100% sure was gingers It was a little boy, so maybe that's why the much brighter colors.... He also had the rose comb like his dad....
that rooster! My guess is that Heart is the mom. Super cute birds!
