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    New babies! How will they feather out?

    I just hatched 17 mixed chicks! I'm curious what color they will feather out to. I know it depends on lots of things, but best guess? I have a pretty good idea what the solid black and black with yellow will be, but what about these?
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    My hens havent started laying

    It is. I am in Alabama, so not too cold but days are definitely shorter.
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    My hens havent started laying

    Ok, ok. I feel like I've been waiting forever. I know they take longer, but I was just sure Minnie (brahma) would be giving me eggs by now.
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    My hens havent started laying

    I have 1 8m old brahma, 4 6m old barred rock/gamefowl mix, and 1 older peruvian gamefowl. I have yet to see any eggs from the younger ones. The peruvian, who is mama hen to the 4 used to lay in the coop but absolutely will not do it now. I have tried leaving them in the enclosure for a month...
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    What's wrong with my girl?

    Ok, thank you!! I was wondering if it might be injury. That ole rooster is mean to those girls. I'll have to enlist some help. She is a gamefowl and super skidding. Ive never held her cuz she won't even let me get close :confused:
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    What's wrong with my girl?

    The back of her comb looks almost burnt off. It is black and just kind of hanging there. This is probably the most color I've seen in her comb since I got her, but I've never noticed any black before. She has 6 week old chicks, and I think she's just getting over her broodiness. She's acting...
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    Head spot sexing

    Wont both sexes end up barred?
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    Cockerel or pullets?

    Yep, pullets :love
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    Head spot sexing

    Do any of you smart people know if the head spot trick works if only one parent (the rooster) was a Barred Plymouth rock? Not exactly the same but some have undefined spots and some seem to have no spot. I know they arent black sex links since dad was barred and mom was solid black(ish).
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    Does this egg look fertile?

    We have babies!
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    Does this egg look fertile?

    And now pipping! We're going out of town tomorrow :barnie So I guess we'll just let nature run its course. Mom has done perfectly until now (even through dog drama) and I trust she will be mama hen until we get back and can put them in an enclosure together.
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    Does this egg look fertile?

    Found the hen and her eggs. She is up getting some water and a dirt bath right now. She has been in a totally different spot than what I thought. 11 eggs! Who knows how many are still viable though. 21 days from when she first started disappearing is this Friday!
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    Does this egg look fertile?

    Roosters are almost 3 months old
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    Does this egg look fertile?

    Well here's the thing... I don't have a clue where she is. And we got her when she was already grown and she will not let any of us anywhere near her. I think if we approached her she might run off and not come back to the eggs.
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    Does this egg look fertile?

    I know it's not great picture quality. The only reason I care is because the hen that laid this keeps disappearing and I think she may be sitting on eggs in the woods. If they are fertile I will leave her be, but if it's not I want to make sure I find them so that she doesn't continue to sit on...
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