From egg to chick!

[SwampPrincessChick]

I'd be tempted to hatch it just to see what baby popped out of such an interesting egg.

I wish, but I doubt anything is fertilized when my rooster attempts to breed the hens from their side instead of behind them. I have also seen him go up to the hens and make them squat, and then proceed to put his foot on their back and just stare at them without trying anything else. And to think we got him for fertilized eggs!

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Gorgeous! I've been getting some new olive eggs from the Tsouloufati pullets. Honestly, don't love the olive eggs

I've heard of Tsouloufati before from you, and I have read your article, but I don't remember much about them. What egg color are they supposed to lay?

 

[fluffycrow]

I've heard of Tsouloufati before from you, and I have read your article, but I don't remember much about them. What egg color are they supposed to lay?

It should be brown or creme. I've gotten in touch with quite a few people, however, and they all seem to have the same thing happening. Our birds are laying green and olive eggs

 

[ElfenLied89]

I wish, but I doubt anything is fertilized when my rooster attempts to breed the hens from their side instead of behind them. I have also seen him go up to the hens and make them squat, and then proceed to put his foot on their back and just stare at them without trying anything else. And to think we got him for fertilized eggs!

Well at least he kinda tries? My neighbor's rooster just dances at them, and when they dart off he just walks away.

 

[fluffycrow]

A friendly preening

That looks like red leakage, but probably not male specific, if you catch her in the daylight, get a broadside shot of her what a cute crest. Yeah, I think a splash or blue silkie would be fun to cross with her. No telling what other color genetics that black is hiding though. A true black x Blue would give you black and blue chicks, a true black x Splash would give you blue chicks. But if she has one copy of black and it's hiding something else, then who knows! Maybe I'll hatch a partridge that I can send your way for her, that might be interesting.

I agree. Does not look male specific to me either. Keep an eye on it, we'll know soon enough

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

It should be brown or creme. I've gotten in touch with quite a few people, however, and they all seem to have the same thing happening. Our birds are laying green and olive eggs

Interesting. Have you ever gotten brown or cream from any of the females?

Well at least he kinda tries? My neighbor's rooster just dances at them, and when they dart off he just walks away.

Well, I have seen one or two eggs that were probably fertilized because they had a big bullseye, but my thought is that the hens who laid those eggs escaped through the fence and got to another male. Because I doubt Phoenix fertilized them, unless the hen had a vent on the side of her body.

 

[fluffycrow]

Interesting. Have you ever gotten brown or cream from any of the females?

I'm positive I have. I got some light brown eggs during the first weeks of having these birds lay. Then a fox killed three birds (can't remember if it was three Tsouloufates and one ISA brown, or just three Tsouloufates) in the coop. From that point on I've had no brown eggs from them. Since the Tsouloufati pullet eggs are a significantly darker green than their mothers', I'm assuming Kolovos also carries brown egg laying genes

 

[ElfenLied89]

A friendly preening

That looks like red leakage, but probably not male specific, if you catch her in the daylight, get a broadside shot of her what a cute crest. Yeah, I think a splash or blue silkie would be fun to cross with her. No telling what other color genetics that black is hiding though. A true black x Blue would give you black and blue chicks, a true black x Splash would give you blue chicks. But if she has one copy of black and it's hiding something else, then who knows! Maybe I'll hatch a partridge that I can send your way for her, that might be interesting.

I'm all about the colors. Kithara is my fave, color wise. He is gorgeous! He has all sorts of different colors in there.

 

[ElfenLied89]

Interesting. Have you ever gotten brown or cream from any of the females?


Well, I have seen one or two eggs that were probably fertilized because they had a big bullseye, but my thought is that the hens who laid those eggs escaped through the fence and got to another male. Because I doubt Phoenix fertilized them, unless the hen had a vent on the side of her body.

maybe they did get out? Or maybe he got lucky? Poor baby lmao.

 

[2ndTink]

I'm all about the colors. Kithara is my fave, color wise. He is gorgeous! He has all sorts of different colors in there.

Well heck, this is just another sign that you NEED Grinch! He carries one silkie gene and all the pretty colors! He likely carries a blue egg gene copy too.