I had only one Euskal Oiloa Mille Fleur egg in the incubator. When I woke up this morning, it had hatched, but I can't tell which it is. The rest are sussex. I'm thinking its the middle brown one on the left as it doesnt have the stripes of the rest...and the light coloured are sussex for...
These chicks all hatched from eggs that were supposed to be purebred Speckled Sussex. Is this possible? After doing a google search i found some pics of light chicks labeled speckled sussex. Any ideas learned chicken folk???
Jennifer
This bird demands attention, always in my face so sweet and friendly, Feather sexing at day old showed it was a female, but that is not always right.... What do you all think???
I hope this is a girl, I tried to feather sex this one at day old, but she was too fuzzy to tell....Something told me boy but I hope I am wrong, a beautiful friendly bird!
I have 15 chicks in a nursery in my coop, some are 1.5 some are 2.5 weeks. I have noticed on a couple of the Faverolles that they are getting sort of bald spots. One in particular pics shown, has the most pronounced change. I was checking them out and it actually looks like the feathers were...
I have 15 chicks in a nursery in my coop, some are 1.5 some are 2.5 weeks. I have noticed on a couple of the Faverolles that they are getting sort of bald spots. One in particular pics shown, has the most pronounced change. I was checking them out and it actually looks like the feathers were...
This is my one 4 week old swedish flower hen, no idea on its sex. What do you all think....???
It is really friendly, and is the only chick of 9 that will let me pick it up and will stick around...... I was looking for some more egg layers... don't need a second rooster...
Thanks!!
Hope everyone had a great weekend!!!
I am hoping all of you learned Marans folks can give me an educated guess as to the sex of this French Wheaten Marans, I only have the one of this breed so I have no one to compare him/her to. This pic was taken today and it was 4 weeks on friday....
My...
I have a staggered hatch in the incubator at the moment. Chicken eggs and turkey eggs set the same day. I have a cochin who is full on broody as of this morning, I wonder if I give her the turkey eggs to hatch and once they are all out of the shells, add the chickens that will have hatched a...
I candled the eggs I have in my homemade incubator for the second time last night and saw something unusual....at about day 4 they 2 had showed signs of development veins etc. Last night end of day 7 they are obviously further along ( I even saw movement in one of the two) but this is what I...
I took my broody Buff Orpington off her eggs today for a quick meal and drink and noticed that half of the eggs now have poop on them. She must have had it on her feet last time she got back on the nest. I know you are not supposed to set dirty eggs, and I paid some serious coin for them and...
I have a broody Brahma sitting on a clutch of eggs due to hatch in 5 days!!! They are segregated in a nursery in the coop. I am wondering at what age I should be able to introduce the mama and babies (3 of my eggs look like they will hatch) into the general population. I have another hen who...
My 9 month old Barnevelder/chanteclair cross Holy (her sister is Moly) has suddenly fallen ill or injured. This morning I went out and did not notice anything out of the ordinary, a couple hours later I noticed she is laying down under a table, with her eyes closed. I threw some scratch to her...
I want to have babies in the spring and I have a rooster that may not be getting the job done 100% of the time. I am looking to get some fertilized eggs for a broody to sit on, but I wonder what the dangers of that might be. If the laying hen was a carrier of say canker, or pox or something...
I have previously posted regarding a new rooster to my flock who is in quarantine.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/726418/new-pic-5-month-old-roo-with-bump-on-beak-and-now-yellowish-white-spot-roof-of-mouth-what-is-this-should-i-be-concerned-pictures/10#post_10036980
After 10 days a bump...
I have a new 5 month old Blue Copper Marans Rooster that is almost halfway through his quarantine. He has not been eating a lot until just recently, I think due to stress and such a vast change of scenery (he was free ranging and now he is in a crate in the basement). Just last night I noticed...
This is my first time ever owning chickens. We started with 2 Chanteclair mutts from my friend and 12 assorted breeds shipped into Ontario from Murray McMurray. I chose a Silver Grey Dorking as my rooster after some research, turns out the mystery rare breed I got with my order was a second...