loopycoops
In the Brooder
Hi everyone!
Bit of a dilemma and hoping for some suggestions.
Last year I bought an Australorp breeding trio (Tasmania, Australia) and ended up hatching 18 chicks.
This year I wanted to mix up the gene pool so I bought 30 eggs from a highly rated seller, then 8 dozen eggs a couple weeks later.
I was shocked when the first batch came out with this:
I asked the seller what happened and he replied, "I've never seen those colourings before".
The 8 dozen eggs have just started hatching and I've now got another 3 (so far) chicks that are the same yellow with white and black stripe.
I once again contacted the seller and asked what happened and he said "the black chicks are definitely from my Australorp chickens. Maybe the other eggs got mixed up."
Should I be worried?
The original ad stated "fertile Australorp chicken eggs", but then he later changed the ad which said "mixed breed fertile eggs."
What would you do? Would you be concerned?
Thanks for any tips!
-Richard
Bit of a dilemma and hoping for some suggestions.
Last year I bought an Australorp breeding trio (Tasmania, Australia) and ended up hatching 18 chicks.
This year I wanted to mix up the gene pool so I bought 30 eggs from a highly rated seller, then 8 dozen eggs a couple weeks later.
I was shocked when the first batch came out with this:
I asked the seller what happened and he replied, "I've never seen those colourings before".
The 8 dozen eggs have just started hatching and I've now got another 3 (so far) chicks that are the same yellow with white and black stripe.
I once again contacted the seller and asked what happened and he said "the black chicks are definitely from my Australorp chickens. Maybe the other eggs got mixed up."
Should I be worried?
The original ad stated "fertile Australorp chicken eggs", but then he later changed the ad which said "mixed breed fertile eggs."
What would you do? Would you be concerned?
Thanks for any tips!
-Richard