So pulled the Turner last night day 18. of the 55 incubating 4 are shot. 2 more doubtful. 3 questionable 46 look good. 4 have pip today. 1 is going full on get me out of here and has a good size hole in the egg. We just past day 19 point 10 minutes ago
I bought 7 Colored orpingtons from TSC last year got 6 hens 1 roo. They look like lavender orpingtons and when they were 3-4 months of age had a lavender tint on their backs and neck. Now they are just mixed light to dark and most have darker grey heads. I've been reading and instead of lavender...
We got our first eggs. A elongated brown/lightbrown day 1 a greenish blue day 2 and 3 and a small dark brown on day 4. I believe it was our Jersey Giant then our Americanna/blue orpington cross (she laid 2) then rhode island
Red all chicks are brown eggers except the Americanna
The black/silver one I got back from Google blue Austrolorp. Blue orpington. Silver orpington. Americanna Araucana. Brown/ black i got rhode island red with black sex link. Olive egger ( gave me 5 different pairings) it did come from a green egg. Also it's smallest in the group but tries to act...
I found my 3-4 week old ckicks like me to leave the shavings in 1 big pile and let them spread them around. All 11 come running and dive into the big pile and kick them in all directions and they're singing so happily.