I know, I know, it's early - but my kids and I are enjoying taking bets on boy vs girl. This is our first time hatching 3 of our own eggs with a broody hen. Black Australorp father. Not sure what hens they came from except chick #3 - posted before and must be from a sl wyandotte. One of the...
Thank you - I guess I wasn't realizing an Olive egger could pass down a barred gene! There was definitely an olive egg that hatched so that makes sense. I was prepared for it to be a cockerel after seeing the barring come out. All 3 pics are of the same chick. The others I will patiently wait to...
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I let a broody momma sit on a mix of eggs. 3 hatched. Not sure what hens they were from, but the father is a black australorp. They are 2 weeks old and I have 1 that is starting to look like it has barring. Very curious what hen this could have came from. Would love your thoughts because...