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    Leghorn pullet or cockerel?

    Hatched on mother's day so not even close to laying. Our hatch was not so successful. Out of a dozen eggs, we only got 1 tiny bantam hen and this guy. Was hoping we beat the 50/50 odds and got 2 hens but oh well.
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    Leghorn pullet or cockerel?

    I was so sure pullet but now I'm thinking not so much. Snowy is about 12 weeks old.
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    Wyandotte mix?

    She is definitely unique among my others. Her crazy hair on top and feathers, plus she is my only bantam.
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    Wyandotte mix?

    This chick is 5 weeks old and hatched out of a very light brown bantam size egg. Person I bought the fertile eggs from said it was black wyandotte. The heavily feathered legs and feet have me confused though. Legs were yellow at first but seem mostly gray now. She doesn't have 5 toes and I can't...
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    Breed of bantam chick

    I don't know. I don't see any. It is 3 weeks old.
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    Breed of bantam chick

    We had originally thought before hatch that it was black wyandotte but the leg and feet feathers don't match that.
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    Breed of bantam chick

    We thought we knew based on list of breeds given by the guy we got the fertile eggs from but the fuzzy legs and feet are making us unsure. What is this little guy or girl?
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    Hello

    Our disappointing first hatch already has me wanting to have my husband go out and buy me a bunch of chicks. Our third chick that hatched yesterday died. 2 live chicks out of 12 original eggs has me really bummed out.
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    Hello

    My name is Darci. My husband, Josh and I have had 4 hens for over a year and just hatched 3 chicks under one of our Rhode Island Reds. Hoping for advice and knowledge to improve our hatch rate next time around. Our current flock: 2 Rhode Island Red hens 1 Easter Egger hen 1 White Leghorn hen 1...
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