I just helped a chick hatch that has been pipped for about 26 hours, the thing is the chick is black. Really weird considering the only black roo I have is totally seperated from my layer flock. There is no way that he could be the dad, he has been seperated for months and there is no chance of a jail break. The hen that the egg came from is a LF white cochin, Im totally positive as she lays a very pointy egg and in the same place daily on the floor and none of my other girls lay on the floor.
So my question is, Who is the daddy??
The roos in question are a Blue Wheaten Ameraucana, a Buff Orpington (I know its not him though, I have hatched a ton of this cross, always buff) or bantam lavender ameraucana roos. Could a bantam roo breed a standard hen though? She is a really big girl and the lav boys are so tiny....
So my question is, Who is the daddy??
The roos in question are a Blue Wheaten Ameraucana, a Buff Orpington (I know its not him though, I have hatched a ton of this cross, always buff) or bantam lavender ameraucana roos. Could a bantam roo breed a standard hen though? She is a really big girl and the lav boys are so tiny....