Sadly the little tripod didn't make it through the night :( It was surprising actually because of how well it was doing yesterday. But on a happy note, his 3 siblings (2fbcm & 1 olive egger) are doing incredibly well and the last of the 5 eggs under my momma hen just externally pipped.
I'm usually super careful a about checking for double yokers when I set eggs, but i think this one was an absorbed twin. Found 2 more toes at the base of the 3rd leg! Poor little oddity!
We had a little excitement this morning when we found this critter.
This is the first time I've given a broody girl eggs to sit on. I usually don't give into them, but she was hell bent! When i went to check on the progress of the hatch this morning i pulled out a new fbcm chick with THREE...
Set 14 beautiful f7-f9 Olive Egger eggs yesterday, and 7 additional mixed "color layer" from our own birds, ran the numbers, and realized I'm most likely gonna have valentine's babies :love Excited to be part of this hatch-a-long!! Good lunck all!
If that is the ee pictured, I'm gonna say it's more than likely a hen. If you still have it I'd like to add it to our flock. Do you know what the genetics are? True ee or a mix?
I've had pretty good success with the pionted vs rounded wing sexing up untill almost 3wks, so if i had a handful to...
If still available, what is the sex on the "11wk old White Clean Faced EE. ($5)"?
I would also LOVE some of the olive egger chicks, but can not risk getting more roos. Are they young enogh to still sex by the wing?
I love seeing all the fur babies :love
We just got a great pyrenees a couple months back to watch over the flock and keep predators out of the yard.
Clyde aka The Flockmaster