hi,
i just hatched eggs from 2 barred hens(they are not pure bred and are not related to each other), both had my Production Red rooster over them. it seems from what i have heard that the female chicks should be pure or almost pure black in feathering. the males should be black with a white...
if the chicken already molted this year the feathers will likely not do any mending for a long while but if the chicken has not molted then there should be new feathers coming in soon. btw
i put 24 eggs in the bator all was well then someone left the nearby window open all of night #1. in the morn the temp was down to 96.5, it would not go back to 99.5 very fast. took a couple hours. does anyone know if the eggs were harmed badly, or should they be just fine?
thanks in advance