Can you eat fertile eggs?

[Kelii00]

I agree, it makes them look like big proud roosters. Lol.

 

[Chicks Galore3]

I agree, it makes them look like big proud roosters. Lol.

Yes! lol He should have bigguns, he is 5 1/2 weeks old and he already has them in pretty well!

 

[dseagle64]

We hatch "mutts" on purpose because they are different looking. All the mutts we hatched are hand fed from chicks so the kids can pick them up and hold them when they are ready to lay. I would not have it any other way myself.

 

[Kelii00]

That's cute. Yeah our hens are all really sweet too. They squat with their wings open when you go to pick them up.

 

[Chicks Galore3]

As soon as my roo is old enough to fertilize the eggs, I want to hatch BO/EE. I've always wanted to see what they would look like! I love Easter eggers because of their wide range of colors, muffs, and eggs! (Yes, they are EE's and not ameracauna or aracauna.)

 

[Kelii00]

I have 6 easter eggers. Two are grey with beards...so pretty. And the others are all different colors mostly mixed up colors. What is BO?

 

[Habibs Hens]

They can crossbreed, the chicks would just be mutts. I'm not a genetics expert and I don't know much about dominant or recessive traits with those breeds.

especialy for you

come on you gotta love em







btw all my eggs are fertile and I don't know the difference

 

[Chicks Galore3]

I have 6 easter eggers. Two are grey with beards...so pretty. And the others are all different colors mostly mixed up colors. What is BO?

BO is short for Buff Orpington. My top three favorite breeds (That I have) Are my BO's, EE's, and Gold stars.

 

[mommy of two]

Thank you for all the input! I actually think one of our chicks is a roo! It's a barred Plymouth Rock and his tail is way longer and curved than the rest of the chicks and his comb and wattles are much bigger and redder!

And the pic below is our female BR:

So I guess we will be having fertilized eggs after all when they get bigger! I just hope he isn't aggressive, we have two toddlers around the house, they always have hand fed the chicks since they were little so I hope that helps with the chickens dispositions. I have heard that the BRs are docile and friendly, does that include the Roos too?

 

[Habibs Hens]

yes that's a roo

much lighter barring on him

and bigger comb