Hatching now...

[rooster-red]

I have 3 chicks so far, all pure BR's.

 

[tntstanifer]

Yeah!!

Congratulations!! Good luck with the rest of your hatch. How many eggs did you have in the bator? 21?

 

[tntstanifer]

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oh thank you, i missed that one. Thats great!!! I'll be candling soon too. I have a broody on some eggs that are 1/2 lavender splash ee bantam and 1/2 blue splash silkie......I cannot wait to see what these 2 produce. Its always so interesting to see what makes what

Ooooohhh! I would love to see what those look like! Have they hatched yet?

 

[rooster-red]

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I set 30 eggs, 14 made it to day 18. alot of the ones that didn't make it just weren't fertile.

 

[speckledhen]

for Scarlett babies, especially!

 

[rooster-red]

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oh thank you, i missed that one. Thats great!!! I'll be candling soon too. I have a broody on some eggs that are 1/2 lavender splash ee bantam and 1/2 blue splash silkie......I cannot wait to see what these 2 produce. Its always so interesting to see what makes what

Ooooohhh! I would love to see what those look like! Have they hatched yet?

3 have hatched, I'll post pics in a bit.

 

[rooster-red]

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My experience so far has been that BR's always hatch first, they are a very hardy breed.

 

[rooster-red]

Here are more pics of the BR babies

 

[speckledhen]

I agree, the Barred Rocks are usually tough little things, one reason I think they are one of the best all-round breeds on the planet. Anymore pips?