Arizona Chickens

Not the greatest picture but look at these two eggs! A friend knows this old guy who's chickens free range and pretty much lays where they want to. He gathered this tiny egg up with the other eggs. It is darker than the other egg with tiny speckles you can't see to well in the picture. The egg size of the normal egg is large regular chicken egg. I think his chickens are production reds. So what you all? Is this a chicken egg or did some wild bird lay it? I put it in my bator just in case its fertile from a wild bird. Other wise it won't be because the old guy doesn't have any roos.
Most likely a pullet egg, aka wind egg, along with a few other names. Usually has no yolk, and usually laid by very young birds, but occasionally by older birds coming out of a molt/non-laying period. In case if IS a wild bird egg, please realize that most wild birds are not able to eat on their own for a number of weeks, and will need to be hand fed very frequently throughout all daylight hours--at LEAST every two hours. preferably more like hourly. They are also likely to imprint on their "mama," so turning them loose later can be problematical. Not to mention that keeping most wild birds is illegal.
 
Oh my! I am sooo happy for you! I am becoming so much more interested in turkeys!
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Once you get used to them and get to know them, they are great!!!
 
The beautiful roos I got from AZKat today, whom got them from Mahonri (sp?). They are beautiful!!! And the brown one with a mohawk is a ...yeah I dunno what she is, LOL! But she doesn't make normal chicken sounds, she chitters like a chipmunk....so odd. From top to bottom: Roo 1 (pure blue wheaten ameraucana), Roo 2 (also pure blue wheaten ameraucana), Mary Contrary face shot (dunno what kinda chicken she is), Mary Contrary body shot (she also has slate grey/blue legs). The pics are a bit washed out, the colors on these chicks are much more vibrant. These pics don't really do these beautiful birds much justice.
LOOKS LIKE A GOLD LACED POLISH!!! Congrats on all of them!
 
What a great surprise when I got home today. Mama Hen Gretchen had just come out to stretch her legs and I went to check on her eggies. This little one just popped out and I ran and grabbed a camera before Mama came running back to sit on her.

Baby EE chick hatched at 4:45 pm May 3rd! I am so EGG-Cited to have seen it happen.
The eggs are due 5/5/12





CONGRATULATIONS!!! Call me in the AM!!! I knew my little mottled cochin roo was a great producer!!! This one looks just like all of mine that hatched out regardless of who the Moms were so He must have some real strong genes!!! I JUST LOVE THIS!!! Amazing and Awesome!!! Whats the name?
 
Not the greatest picture but look at these two eggs! A friend knows this old guy who's chickens free range and pretty much lays where they want to. He gathered this tiny egg up with the other eggs. It is darker than the other egg with tiny speckles you can't see to well in the picture. The egg size of the normal egg is large regular chicken egg. I think his chickens are production reds. So what you all? Is this a chicken egg or did some wild bird lay it? I put it in my bator just in case its fertile from a wild bird. Other wise it won't be because the old guy doesn't have any roos.
COULD BE SOME KIND OF QUAIL, GOOD LUCK!
 

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