I got this hen as a chick from my local feed store. She was in a tank labeled “Mixed Ornamental Chickens”. My daughter picked her because she was the smallest one. She looked like a black cotton ball. After looking it up I think she is a Campine. Can anyone tell me with more confidence?
I have a silkie hen sitting on some duck eggs. Three of them pipped on Tuesday (today is Thursday) one hatched no problems but two are still in the shell. One is missing a chunk of shell but the membrane is completely intact. It is white and fairly stiff. Should I make a small hole in it for him...
This is my first time owning a black Cochin. I cannot tell if he is a male or female. I thought my flock was all females but we were on vacation for a few days and when I came home and got the eggs from under a broody hen (our caretaker was too scared to reach under her) they were fertalized...