Recent content by CrowingHen

I’m not sure who is laying them, they are all EE.

I know this post is old but I have a mystery hen laying gray eggs. I believe she is amerucana.

Thank you! This helped me figure out my chicken breeds

Let’s play our favorite game. What kind of chicken is this? This summer I wanted to teach my kids embryology. So, I grabbed some eggs at the chicken swap that were meant for consumption (let’s call them eating eggs) and had not been refrigerated and stuck them in the baton. I also purchased some...

Thanks everyone. The poor chick didn’t make it.

Hi all. This morning all 12 of my eggs hatched in the incubator. They all seemed to develop normal early on. 2 of them were mal-positioned and I assumed they were not going to make it. Surprisingly, all 12 were out of their shells this morning. I have one that is very tiny but is holding their...

Thank you!

Hello! I’m not new to chickens I grew up with chickens as a child. I have also worked in the poultry industry. I am currently an animal science teacher. This will be the first time I have started my very own backyard flock. 21 days ago, I incubated 12 eggs. We are the new parents of 12 beautiful...