long Story short- last egg hatching took too long, pip underside/middle and was pretty shrink wrapped. I used some vitamin e on a q tip with a dab of water on the membrane. 15 min later the chick is almost done and membrane still has the wet look.
Vitamin e was from a human grade - cut open a...
14 babies and I’m pretty sure everyone my child “Loves the best” is a cockerel but a few I do not have the skills to identify.
I need some tough love reality checks chicken peeps! It’s time to re home some roosters
Hello and Thank you for trying to help!!!
Our BIG girl flock has 15 laying hens, 3 (6 month old) pullets, and 2 (6 month old) Standard Brahma roo brothers.
They are free range 5 acres with full access to their coop and 1/2 of a 40x60 barn during the day.
I have 14 (3 month old) babies - no...
Last set!
6 total - all pics labeled
Mothers were:
Ayam cemani
Dun Silver Phoenix
Pencil Buff Bantam Cochin
Roos:
Black Silkie
EE
Not sure who’s with who anymore - we ended up with 15 babies and these guys looked prettty identical..:
Thank you!!
LOL Hopefully the ones we dubbed the Gabors have at least one gal!
Zsa Zsa (left) has the massive head poof
Eva (center) has small flat top
Magda (right) has a Mohawk
Parents;
Roo - Black Silkie
Hen 1 - Dun. Phoenix fibro
Hen 2 - Ayam Cemani
Hello!!
The babies are a few months old and I need to re home extra roosters but my ID skills are subpar! Help Please!
Lifespan pics for 3 different little chicks,,,
Thank you for any/all feedback!
This was our first hatch. First year with chickens..
Multi colored - darker colors
Single comb
4 toes
Feathered legs
This cuties Mama is a bantam penciled buff Cochin.
Yikes! The father could be..
Black/Blue Silkie
Bantam Golden Sebright
Wheaton Tan Ee
Sold...
Might be a little early to tell but we’re getting attached to this little one :( :)
Pics from Day old (9/17), last week and today.
Bantam partridge Cochin x ???
Someone or something is starting major drama in my flock.
18 laying hens, 2 four month old Brahma cockerels, 4 Black Star pullets (separate), 3 cockerels (desperate to be included but separate)
Nothing has changed in the last few weeks but we have total chaos daily. Everyone’s happily...
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I am Jennifer from Lakeville, Michigan - North Oakland County / Metro Detroit Area.
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