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First egg from an 18 week RIR!

They're both girls and one had a surprise for me today! First ever egg!

Thank you!

So..interesting development. Big Mama, whose combs and wattle have been slower to develop, is getting green tipped feathers on her wings.Does that scream cockerel? Neither RIR has green in their tail.

I would die. I hate the heat. I live in Michigan and we have been in the 90's for weeks and I feel like I'm dying. All the yard work is behind and yard projects half done. Lol.

Thank you all. I appreciate all the advice and kind words. I found a local lady who has Collonca eggs. Very interesting and tempting. I think I'll try a small batch and hopefully can end the summer on a high note. I probably won't be using shipped eggs again for a long time until I gain back...

I had to euthanize my one and only chick. Its head wasn't developed right. It couldn't open one eye and it was cross beaked. It would't even walk. The seller was off of this site and many users encouraged me to buy due to their great experiences with her shipped eggs. The eggs did seem to be...

Is there an emoticon for cry? :'( I ordered 8 silkie-americauna eggs and today was hatching day. Out of 9 eggs received, only 1 made it and I just had to go in and rescue it after being internally pipped for over 24 hrs. Its chirp was getting weaker and I was worried. It was malpositioned with...

Thanks guys! I wasn't wanting any roos, but after seeing a few pics of them on the barnevelder breeder board, those are some handsome birds!

Handsome Dude. :D

I just figured if she used the same roo and pullets she may get used to seeing certain marking on all her chicks. I guess not. Lol.

I was told that she sexes by look. She hatches them all the time and has a pretty good record, according to her.

I have a 7 week old, 5 week old, and two 3 week olds. The younger ones just had their combs turn much redder than the older ones and it made me question their sex. Would anyone like to hazard a guess? My two young ones with red combs starting. My oldest one is 7 weeks And the 5 week old

I was wondering the same thing. What threw me is that they look the same body wise, feathering color, leg color, etc. Its just that red comb/wattle thats different. I thought maybe the weird sick call may be the start of an egg song or something too. Its like one long, hoarse "baaaaaaaaalllllwk".

TSC has them for $50, regular $150 and they're made of cedar with a shingled roof! Super nice. Thankfully, my suoervisor at work said I can send him all my roos. :D

Happy birthday @wvduckchick!

Jennifer, sorry for all that your going through! I hope things turn around quick. That restaurant sounds amazing. I got a new brooder for my BR chicks and the Americauna -Silkies due in 2 weeks l. They seem to love it and are so cute trying to fly around. They're actually already trying to land...

Aww, poo. She's/He's my fav. I have a wonderful place to send him, but I've gotten attached.

12 weeks. Both were purchased as day olds at same time.

Purchased some production RIR's from TSC. Supposed to be pullets, but 1 got red before the other. We named her Rosey, and Rosey has recently started making what sounds like a sick beginning of a crow! What confuses me is that both RIR's seem to have same body, legs and feathers, just different...