Beautiful! Are those Maran eggs? I've had them in the past and love them. This year I'm hatching out Wellsummer eggs which are super dark as well. Both of the dark eggs are Wellsummer.
I've use an extra large dog kennel for my brooder. I zip tie cardboard the the lower portion of the wire door so the can't escape through. When they're small they can squeeze through or get their heads stuck.
Right now I have a hen in there with 9 chicks. he went broody and I let her...
yeah, that's what we're doing now. Locking him up. The last thing I need is an ER visit. My other Roo is fine with them. Maybe because we handled him more as a chick. Who knows.
Is there any way to train a rooster NOT to attack my kids. We have one that's very aggressive. He's a beauty and I'd like to keep him but I can't have him chasing my kids around the yard anymore.
We have Americauna x Dark Brahma eggs hatching at day 19. Has anyone noticed that this cross hatches early? 9 out of 10 hatched by the mother. Crazy early when you think about it.