Any one want to give a guess on the sex of my mutts? Dad is the ee/RIR mix in my avatar and the mom(s) are RIR. The biggest one is 5 weeks and I think he is looking like a roo because of his shiny tail feathers and pink comb. The others are younger, 3-4 weeks, so a little early, although a...
This cutie hatched from a shipped egg marked with an "S" which I figured meant it was supposed to be silver. It does seem to have some grey/silver tones, but it is very dark overall. Is this what a silver silkie chick looks like? Could it be blue or black, or is it too early to tell?
I'm about to swear off this whole hatching thing completely. The first time I've managed to get more than one chick to hatch, one has a problem with it's navel.
He hatched last night with part of the yolk sac unabsorbed (I'm guessing) and has a protrusion from his navel. He was also very...
I did get one chick to hatch on day 22, he hatched completely in the span of less than 30 minutes (picked the one time I wasn't pacing around the incubator) and had just appeared when I walked back in the room.
The other eggs that were supposed to hatch did not, and after candling them and...
So today is day 22 and I have nothing, no chirping, no movement, no pips. I'm going crazy This is my second attempt at hatching, and since I lost all of my first batch before they got to this point I was so excited when I candled on day 18 and it looked like this batch were all still alive...
The person I got my Roo from said he was an Ameraucana RIR mix. He's definitely got a lot of Ameraucana genes, and I'm wondering how much if any RIR is in there.
I have him over two RIR hens, do you think there offspring will lay colored eggs? I have no idea which sex carries the colored egg gene.
I'm setting some silkie eggs I purchased on ebay and some eggs from my RIR hens and Ameraucana x RIR roo in my diy styro-bator in the morning. The first batch I set a few weeks ago all quit so I'd really like to make this one work. Here's my super simple styro-bator while: I have it running at...
I'm endeavoring to hatch my very first eggs in my diy styro-bator, so far all of the first batch quit so I'd really like to make this one work.
I purchased some silkie eggs from ebay, and all but one made it unscathed. One is cracked and slightly dented. I've read some opinions saying not to...
I've been lurking for a while, BYC has been a great resource in my chicken raising adventure. And what an adventure it's been.
It all started last year when I mentioned to my dh that I have always thought it would be cool to raise a few chickens, and although he scoffed at the idea, he...