I bet it certainly was! Our 4 are growing like weeds. We take them out to forage on weeds around the yard and close to the coop a few times a day. They eat everything, lol! Which is why I initially wanted them. I figure this way they can learn the area around the coop, and will hopefully...
We made a trip to Cackle a few days ago; We live less than 20 minutes away. I went with the intentions of getting a few geese and the frypan special. My son chose the free 3 ducklings that are an option with the frypan special. We put the chicks in the backseat and my son held the geese and...
I have also candled at day 3-5 and can usually at least see something going on - esp if the eggs are white or tinted.....brown eggs...not so much. It's not huge or anything in the white eggs but I can see the start of veining and maybe a tiny dark spot on the yolk the veins are starting...
Frizzles have different feathers than a silkie, and people often mix the two. Since frizzles are a dominant gene for feather type most people breed one frizzle to a "normal" feathered bird. The ones with 2 of this gene look just kinda moth eaten and bald. So, the babies have a 50/50 chance of...
My OEG bantam roos do this as well. The roos call the hens over or will "prepare" a nesting spot for her - sometimes the hen approves, sometimes not. Both of mine will also "eggsit" for their ladies. But I think this is more the norm...or at least it used to be. My roos will also feed chicks...
A few years back I know some on here tried to hatch eggs in their bras.....some were actually successful, although it took a day or so longer than normal.