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Congrats on all the May chicks everyone! I think my final May hatch is gonna spill over into June - matter of fact - I'm certain. Had 13 - hatch day yesterday - they started last night - have three completely out, one still in the bottom half of shell, nine more to go. Looked good last time I...

Just LOVE broodies and their babies - don't they seem so proud - it's almost like they're trying to say "Hey, look what I did!"

If you candle them - you will see their beaks or sometimes even part of their heads or feets in the air cell. Also if you candle and see part of the chick in the aircell and it just sort of flops around while you rotate the egg - chances are it failed at pipping through the external shell and...

I'd do a quick candle to check for movement and internal pipping. If they've not pipped internally but still moveing I'd give them a few more days. If they've pipped internally and just having a hard time you may want to help. If there's no movement and you want to investigate I'd do it outside...

Today makes two weeks for Muffin - she is doing great. BUT now I have another hen that is really wanting to go broody - or atleast she acts like she does. She took over a nest box that her and one other hen was sharing this past Thursday. I left her with 4 eggs. The NEXT day she had 6 - one was...

My final hatch for May comming up!! Getting "egg"-cited - LOL - (sorry, couldn't help myself). Started with 13 eggs - 13 eggs made it to lock down - Hatch Day "should" be the 30th - but last ones hatched a day and half early so we shall see!!

A good dog or two and a rifle should take care of them for you - I have an Australian Shepherd (pic in avatar) and two Australian German Shepherd crosses (her grown puppies). I have seen Trixie (the one in my avatar) take on three coyotes with no problem - she sent them packing. On the other...

Wow guys - I was not trying to start an argument - it seems to me that both of you are rather knowledgable about what you do. On the other hand - I am NOT a breeder and have no intentions of selling my birds at all (unless someone close to home just wants some good layers) and I certainly would...

Would this affect the way the comb looks?

WOW - okay (this shows how "newbie" I really am) NOW your really confusing me - LOL - I thought the barred rocks came from dominique ancestors? Sorry to seemingly ask such silly questions - but - I am very interested in the genetics of these birds (and would like to understand it - somewhat)...

Both the combs look the same - it just kindof looks single combed in the pic with both standing together (the single pics are of the same two birds) - both of my roos have the same comb, wattle, earlobe configuration as well as yellow beaks and legs. I'm afraid I don't quite understand the...

So basically there are no 'true' Red Dominiques as in - it is not a breed of it's own but rather a cross. My adult birds came from an auction where I took the guys word that they were purebred - I bought them as 8 week old chicks and the reddish brown spots hadn't shown up yet. This was the...

I prefer the standard color too - but was suprised that these chicks were reddish - I will keep them though as they are only for my personal laying flock and I think they are unique - both look like pullets to me. I don't see how they got it wrong! The chicks with darker leg shanks throughout...

Yep - I don't have any RIR's - or any other rooster for that matter that can get to her.

Okay took pics of the "Red Dominique" Chicks and mom and dad - First "mom" - this is the hen whose eggs these red babies are hatching from (you can see the red) The dad - is one of these two guys (you can also see some "red") - Now the chicks - this one is around 4 weeks old (ALL...

LOL - sure made my day!!

Just curious - have any of you ever heard of a "Red Dominique" - I searched on BYC and found some pics but nothing that goes into details about the breed or coloration. I ask this because I had a Dominique egg hatch about 4 weeks ago - that looked like a standard Dominique - but now that she is...

Okay - really excited now - I went to pick up my guinea eggs to put in the bator - I get there and this sweet lady shows me her flock - she has some beautiful LF Cochins. I walked around and talked with her for a bit about the cochins and then she took me to the next coop over from the cochins -...

Well - couldn't get as many guinea eggs as I wanted - BUT I did get a dozen and those will be set later this afternoo for a hatch day of June 19-21. Going to fill the rest of the bator up closer to the first of June (probably on the 31st) with chicken eggs - most likely EE's or Dominiques. This...

Yes - she is Australian Shepherd - they are so sweet - your little girl is very pretty as well! Does she like chickens, too??