Change of plans

[Auntiejessi3]

Onyx's brood went to their new home today, same gal that I hatched the marans for

 

[Auntiejessi3]

The ermine and OE eggs are in lockdown Just a little info on these ermine eggs: the lady who breeds them told me she has multiple roos with multiple colored hens (dominant white, ermine, and black) she said this keeps the black spots very pronounced instead of some you see that are washed out looking. So there is the possibility of ermine, black, and dominant white chicks. She also said not to introduce any black from other lines as that invites the possibility of hidden genes. I'm so frickin excited!

 

[WingItRanch]

The ermine and OE eggs are in lockdown Just a little info on these ermine eggs: the lady who breeds them told me she has multiple roos with multiple colored hens (dominant white, ermine, and black) she said this keeps the black spots very pronounced instead of some you see that are washed out looking. So there is the possibility of ermine, black, and dominant white chicks. She also said not to introduce any black from other lines as that invites the possibility of hidden genes. I'm so frickin excited!

Can't wait to see! Are they eggs developing properly?

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Can't wait to see! Are they eggs developing properly?

6/8 on the ameraucanas look really good, all I can see in the OE eggs is the air cell, which looks proper for this stage in hatching, though a little small (I think they would do better with Marans incubating conditions), so We'll see soon Hopefully Sansa will be a happy momma soon

 

[Auntiejessi3]

This has been quite a nice camping trip so far! Can't wait to get home and see how many littles have hatched!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

8/10 hatched. 6 ameraucana, all 4 of my OE's. Pics to come before they go to Sansa this evening

 

[Auntiejessi3]

OE/Marans #1

OE/Marans #2

OE/Marans #3

OE/Marans #4

Black Ameraucana #1

Black Ameraucana #2

Dominant white Ameraucana

Ermine Ameraucana

 

[Auntiejessi3]

And I returned home to find another broody, the partridge OE, so now she is in the clink and I'm keeping a close eye on my English Orp, I think she's headed down the broody road too

 

[WingItRanch]

OE/Marans #1
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OE/Marans #2
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OE/Marans #3
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OE/Marans #4
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Black Ameraucana #1
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Black Ameraucana #2
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Dominant white Ameraucana
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Ermine Ameraucana
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So fluffy! So you think you only have one Ermine?

 

[Auntiejessi3]

So fluffy! So you think you only have one Ermine?

I'm pretty sure, it has black dots all over and the white one has none. So ideally to start things it would be great if the dominant white was a cockerel, but we'll just have to wait and see. Out of only 4 chicks I pretty much hit the lottery since I got at least 1 of each color.