Not to belabor this….but these are pics I just took of six of them. They are 1 week older today than in the original pics. I stand by the first being a roo for sure. And 4 I keep looking back at (maybe a roo?)
hmmm. Red sex links? These are barn yard mix hatched under my hen. I don’t think the guy I got the eggs from had any red sex links. But, I agree, not sure they’re Orpington either
A bit of a Christmas miracle if I managed to get 8 hens out of 9 random eggs, but I’ll take it!! 🎄✨
Ok. Tried to number them, but I couldn’t
There are nine separate 12 week old chicks here. 2 black ones, 1 easter egger, 2 buff Orpington and and 4 light Brahma mix. (With Easter egger I believe. Note their cute muffs AND fluffy feet !!🐣🐥
I’d leave em. See if she comes back in the next few days and sits on them. If she does, them just make sure she has food and water near her, because she won’t leave once she starts sitting
You do need a rooster to have fertilized eggs. You may not know if they are fertile simply by looking at them, but it doesn’t matter anyway because they are perfectly fine to eat. It is true that a hen intending to hatch eggs will lay an egg every day or so until she has a “clutch” of them to...
I have a black Australorpe hen who has six baby chicks. They turned 4 weeks old today. She is an awesome mom! She’s taking great care of her babies! I am really very proud of her! Except that in her protectiveness she has become VERY aggressive to the other chickens in the coop. They are...