Ok a few I'm wondering on! At this age, I'm hopeful these are all roos. Nobody is aggressive or fighty.
The white is black copper marans either with coronation sussex or light brahma.
Dark grey is marans mixed with easter egger
The maran/legbar crosses (solid black) are tricky because I...
The one black copper marans is obviously male but the other one I am unsure of. Also unsure of the grey chicken which is a mix (includes silkie and ???)
2 are straight black marans
2 are crested cream legbar with marans father
I lost track of who was who after they came out of incubator. Would love guesses on these as well as gender!
Day 14 Candle today.
Despite crazy issues keeping my temperature stable (sensor must be off), 18 out of 25 are alive and well. Of the original 25, 18 were shipped and 7 were mine. I lost 4 shipped and 3 of my own, so the shipped eggs are doing better overall!
Here are some of the good and...
Ok I need HELP! Here is the link to my notes, but something wonky is going on. Several of my eggs seemed to have gained weight. I THOUGHT my incubator temp was accurate, I checked it with 2 thermometers the first day and all looked good, but today I put 4 probes in between 2 different...
Hi buddypalfriend! Joined your thread. I threw... 21 or 22 eggs in the incubator yesterday. I think they were:
6 salmon faverolle
4 silkie
3 copper marans
3 crested cream legbar
2 easter Eggers
(All ordered on Ebay)
4 of my own barnyard mix
Should hatch 4/24!
Of my 2 black copper marans, one is clearly a roo. They're both the same age, but the other one I'm struggling with. Not crowing, not as red or comby, not as big, but tail feathers seem long.
What do I have?!
Yes I know the emoji is a swan. There's no goose!
Matilda Jane , my 3ish month old embden goose seems to be developing a big underbite and a slight crossbill. I didn't notice any deformity at all when I got her, but it seems to be getting worse.
Anyone else experience this? Is there a...