Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Wild water

 

[kattabelly]

Up to 3! Awwwww!

And the newest is definitely a girl (black sex link), so that's at least one female she's hatched. Previous two are both boys.

I'm not sure about the Shetland cross chick - I don't really understand genetics enough to try to work things out with those. Do you have any thoughts - not necessarily as to sex but even just what is going on here, genetically? Dad is probably a Light Sussex but could(?) be a Rhode Island Red. Mum is probably the pullet on the right in the first picture but could be any of the others. I have two other Shetlands but I'm fairly sure they aren't laying yet.

Edit - the chick I'm asking about:

 

[BY Bob]

oh, stripes and dots.
Wonder if they know morse code (dots & dashes)

Love it!