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not the best photo of either of them but the d’uccle with his offspring

That’s very interesting. The d’uccle made a chick with one of our Araucana (she’s what I think was told lavender barred) last year. Their baby is gorgeous. Sounds like they made a good match

An update, 6 days old. 1st (2 pics of this chick) looking like speckled Sussex, and thinking pullet if the wing feather theory is correct (my formal guess for the record lol, see if I’m right). 2nd, looking like black layer or australorp (male based on wing feather theory). 3rd, could of course...

The d'uccle is porcelain millie fleur. Thank you for the additional information about the others. I'll have to wait and see how they grow out

I’ve just had 3 chicks hatch yesterday. All three are very different in colour, though they all have clean legs and single comb. My laying hens that could have provided the eggs: - Light Sussex - Speckled Sussex - Black australorp - Black layer (which are australorp x rhode island Red...

That's great. Makes me feel better about my decision, I was heartbroken having to cull that chick but I just couldn't leave it like that.

Thank you for your reply. The broody with the eggs were separated in a small enclosure so no others could get to the chick. I'm in Australia so no raccoons, though we do get rats of course but it didn't have any bite marks, the chick was scalped, and the only other visible injury were the...

I've got a broody hen who had her first chick hatch over night. This morning I found it out away from mum, it had been scalped. I brought it inside to put under a heat plate but then discovered it had it's other wing completely ripped off and the bone was exposed (about half a cm). Because of...

Boots laid her first egg today at 28 weeks and 3 days old 🥰 It’s a slightly more greenish colour than her mums light blue ones.

Their daughter is boots, the little grey (lavender?) one at the front. She’s gorgeous

Also Marble they grey Araucana had a baby with Mighty Mouse our bearded Belgian d’uccle.

I have to trim marbles mega Afro otherwise she can’t see. I tried using hair ties but they kept falling out

Marble is less than impressed with the rain 😅