Would/could more than one rooster fertilize eggs with a single hen?
This was the Black Silkie hen that was with 2 white, 2 black, and a Cuckoo rooster.
I had 9 out of 13 hatch last weekend. I assumed it would have been just the dominant roo that mated with her, which was a black.
But, I got three whites, two with with pink beaks/combs and one that is still a lighter cream with a greyish/brownish highlight and darker beak and comb.
The other 6, I thought were all black, but two of them have pink beaks/combs and lighter grey/white markings and lighter spots on the back of their heads. The one in the first pic has what looks like barring on it's wing feathers.
Here they are at a week. I took these earlier today.
This was the Black Silkie hen that was with 2 white, 2 black, and a Cuckoo rooster.
I had 9 out of 13 hatch last weekend. I assumed it would have been just the dominant roo that mated with her, which was a black.
But, I got three whites, two with with pink beaks/combs and one that is still a lighter cream with a greyish/brownish highlight and darker beak and comb.
The other 6, I thought were all black, but two of them have pink beaks/combs and lighter grey/white markings and lighter spots on the back of their heads. The one in the first pic has what looks like barring on it's wing feathers.
Here they are at a week. I took these earlier today.
