BCM Fever!! :) Meet my new babies!

[Bravo]

Ok, so I am addicted! I had set 6 BCM eggs with my last hatch and sadly 3 were early quitters and the other 3 were clear. I have BCM fever so I contacted a local breeder and went on a road trip today to get these babies. 300 miles and 11 BCM chicks later I am pretty confident I have a few screws loose. Anywho...meet my 11 new little BCM's from Linda Hamid. They vary in age from 1.5 weeks to just hatched today.

I dont have a trained eye or anything but it looks like I have a lot of roos

Anyone have any guesses how many? I didnt get to pick my chicks as Linda sells them straight-run and these little ones were all the hatched ones she had. Oh well, I guess it just gives me more of a "selection" to choose from for my own breeding program.

If anyone in the Bay Area is interested in a little roo later on PM me

This is Linda's website and pictures of the parents
http://www.sweeth2o.us/SweetwaterBlackCopper.html

 

[ibpboo]

Oh my, they are so cute!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=292725&p=1

 

[Lolita]

 

[ibpboo]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=304383&p=1

 

[Happy Chooks]

Adorable! Congrats!

I have 2 6 week old pullets and I thought 1 was a roo for a while because of the comb growth. I had a 3rd in there though that was definite boy, and he was rehomed to a lady that wanted him for breeding.

I don't see any evidence of roosters yet. By 4 weeks, I could mostly tell. (except for the 1 little pullet, she kept me guessing for a while)

 

[Bravo]

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Thanks so much! It gives me hope!!

I have 2 older ones (7wks old) from eggs I bought off of ebay and you could tell the same day who was who...and now there is no mistaking who the little roo is.

Keep your fingers crossed for me!

 

[Makenabrwn]

Awww!!!! Their so cute and you are a true chicken fanatic but hey we all are when it comes to chicks I mean we have a website for it. I just found a nest with 8 eggs in it. We let aré chickens free range and I found her laying an egg in our shed. So I cant wait for her to start setting.

 

[Bravo]

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Isnt that the truth!! Wishing you the best of luck with your hatch!