Recent content by NorthernEggtropy

  1. NorthernEggtropy

    Two Roos and Three Hens - Who Made What?

    This is the last of our five at two weeks. I am noticing a more bumpy comb than the two brown ones and wondering if that means the fathers are different or maybe the genders...? Anyway this one is my favourite so hoping for female! 💕
  2. NorthernEggtropy

    Two Roos and Three Hens - Who Made What?

    Here are two more that are two weeks today. What you can't see from these pictures is the two brown ones have green legs! Do we think that means the Olive Egger has to be the father?
  3. NorthernEggtropy

    Two Roos and Three Hens - Who Made What?

    Thank you! Yes, the combs are why I think three belong to the Wyandotte. At what point can I tell whether there is barring on the feathers because at this point they all look like that but then looking at pictures of our six from last year they all looked similar at this young age but the...
  4. NorthernEggtropy

    Two Roos and Three Hens - Who Made What?

    Our Bluebell Egger went broody and we decided to give it a go. Sadly we didn't have any of her own eggs for her to hatch but we have three other hens and for a few days just put eggs under her when they were laid. We had 7 eggs. Six hatched and one didn't make it. Our hens are Barred Rock...
  5. NorthernEggtropy

    One Year In And a Broody Bluebell

    Hi all! My name's Auburn. My husband and I are in Ontario, Canada. Last May we ordered 6 chicks from our TSC equivalent. Two turned out to be Roos. So far we have kept them both but one's an arsehole so we're trying to figure out the best way to get rid of him. We ordered six different breeds...
See more
Back
Top Bottom