I am thinking Roo, but the saddle feathers are looking rounder than my other Orp Roos and the neck feathers are also more rounded than his (cuckoo Lav). The comb/wattles are really red.
BUT I introduced three new hens to the flock and they are beating the mottled up quite badly, which I...
This is Phantom, S/he is a 1 week old mixed breed chick. The breeder I got the eggs from wasn't sure who her mama is, or 100% on who daddy was. She has about 40 hens, and 3 roosters...
Phantom hatched from a light brown egg with what looked like grey(ish) speckles.
So it's Day 24, of my 3 viable eggs 2 have hatched. One I haven't heard a peep from, candled it late last night, no movement, no internal pip.... NOTHING. Put it back in the bator with the still drying chicks. They CRACKED it, and I'm not sure how. But there was a hole about the size of a...
Hey There! I picked up 7 eggs from a Heritage chicken breeder near me.
I am pretty sure that there are two "easter eggers" and one Barred Rock... she mentioned something about a Maran (I'm guessing the darkest egg) and a Crested Cream Legbar... But no idea! Potentially some Americaunas as...
Placing my First eggs in my incubator tomorrow! I am renting the Brinsea mini from a local farmer who does hatches in schools and whatnot, and have purchased 7(max capacity of incubator) heritage eggs!
I will be picking them up tomorrow and putting them into the incubator.
These will be my...