Axl was hatched out from some eggs I bought on ebay. It was my first time successfully hatching eggs, and I was thrilled to have 10 little ones hatch!

Here he is on the left...straight out of the incubator.





A little older here - it's becoming more obvious that he's a boy - and I didn't intend to keep any boys from this hatch - but he was really cool looking so I held onto him.




Feathered out...


Here he is at about 7 months old...I'm very happy I kept him. He turned out gorgeous, and he's such a good roo. Very sweet to the girls (and protective of them), but neutral to me.




One of my favorite pictures...I snuck in close while he was taking a dust bath!







And here are two of his hatchmates...this is Rue...




And her sister...