I was recently given this beautiful, big rooster. Previous owner said she got him as a day old chick (probably hatchery) but couldn't recall his breed. Is he a New Hampshire?
This is another email I got from the breeder today:
"The Wheaton rooster will have a white spur. The Partridge rooster a dark spur. The hens are easy to tell apart. They get about the size of a leghorn. I think the hen is a Wheaton."
I agree with what all of you are saying.
I got the email address of the breeder my friend got the hatching eggs from. I sent an email with an inquiry about and the above pictures attached. This is what it said..
"They are Penedesenca. When they get older the Partridge will be darker brown and the wheaton will be straw colored".
Ok...
Hmm..well I have a mystery on my hands then.
My friend bought the hatching eggs from someone online because she wanted chocolate egg layers. Guess I'll have to wait a few months to see what color egg the pullet lays.
The person I got these from was told they were Penedesenca. We now think they are a cross of some kind of bantam as they are small birds. The cockerel just started crowing, pullet has not started laying yet.
Cockerel
Pullet
What are the wire cage clips called that have a tab and cut-out? Not the regular J-Clips that are a rectangle of metal shaped like a J. And where can I purchase just those clips without the pliers? I've been searching the Internet with no luck.
This little blue olive egger has learned how to jump up on the feeder. Time to put the screen cover over the brooder or I'll have chickies running all over the house!
06-11-13
This little blue olive egger has learned how to jump up on the feeder. Time to put the screen cover over the brooder or I'll have chickies running all over the house!
06-11-13
This little blue olive egger has learned how to jump up on the feeder. Time to put the screen cover over the brooder or I'll have chickies running all over the house!
06-11-13
If I put my Olive Egger hens in with my pure Black Copper Marans roo what color eggs can I expect to get?
And if I put my Easter Egger hens in with that same roo?
If the OE chicks I posted above are all cockerels what kind of hens should I put them in with? Black Copper Marans? I'm going for...
Float tests and eggtopsies I performed on 11 eggs that were on day 25 incubation (4 days overdue, showing no signs of life). We had issues with the temperature in the incubator about 4 days away from hatch day. Power outage caused temperature to go down in the 80's. Then when power came back the...