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[picanins]

I have a mystery on my hands. I just hatched a RIR egg and a black chick with black on its legs and a white spot on its head. I got the eggs from my dad. This is the second time I hatched his eggs and got a black mystery chick out of both of the hatches. I know his RIRs are purebred because they came from a hatchery in Wisconsin. He has hatched these eggs before and has never gotten any black chicks. Could the RIR have a gene that produces a black RIR? He does not have any other chickens that are black. Any help would be appreciated. I will try to get a picture of it tomorrow and put on here to see if anyone can tell me what it is.

Mmmmmmmmmhhhh that is a mystery - I'm on a mobile gadget so can't post pics but hope that this link works : is this what your chick looks like? http://www.google.com/search?q=barr...5VUM7-F4bM9gSX6oHYCg#biv=i|0;d|f7kH4-u1R2fViM that's a barred rock chick

I have 6 RIRs (which I've always been so proud of coz we rescued them from hell) and was talking to a breeder the other day who said SO many people call a 'red' chicken a RIR and that it's really difficult to find true, RIR. Now Red Stars etc, they're a dime a dozen and they're sex-linked so they're mainly crossed with barred rock ie RIR/Barred Rock. I've been hatching out our own eggs for a couple years and we get some very interesting chickies sometimes. Sooooo I don't think our RIRs are true RIRs. Could that be the same with your Dads flock? I dunno, but cool to get a different coloured chick - any pics?

 

[swindledana]

Have a total of 11 chicks including the black mystery chick. 15 more pipping.

 

[dennarahl]

Just candled for the last time before hatch. 1 mystery mama egg was a dud, all 4 silkie eggs look good, and 2 of the 3 cuckoo Maran eggs look like there is something in there. The 3rd is so dark you can barely see the air sac, so it gets to stay unless it does weird stuff. We should be seeing some babies on the 20th, so we're on modified lockdown with the broody. I won't touch the eggs anymore. I'll make her get off the nest to go potty tonight and then I'll let her do what she will until the babies get here. She's been such a nice polite broody, I hope she makes a good mama too.

 

[Roxannemc]

Thank You Lord, that is not a problem anymore. We just recently built our coop. We are adding exterior nest boxes today.

Very nice!

 

[Roxannemc]

Have a total of 11 chicks including the black mystery chick. 15 more pipping.

Wow doing good!

 

[Roxannemc]

Mmmmmmmmmhhhh that is a mystery - I'm on a mobile gadget so can't post pics but hope that this link works : is this what your chick looks like? http://www.gotogle.com/search?q=bar...5VUM7-F4bM9gSX6oHYCg#biv=i|0;d|f7kH4-u1R2fViM that's a barred rock chick
I have 6 RIRs (which I've always been so proud of coz we rescued them from hell) and was talking to a breeder the other day who said SO many people call a 'red' chicken a RIR and that it's really difficult to find true, RIR. Now Red Stars etc, they're a dime a dozen and they're sex-linked so they're mainly crossed with barred rock ie RIR/Barred Rock. I've been hatching out our own eggs for a couple years and we get some very interesting chickies sometimes. Sooooo I don't think our RIRs are true RIRs. Could that be the same with your Dads flock? I dunno, but cool to get a different coloured chick - any pics?

I didnt see the photos but sure does sound like a BR baby.

 

[Roxannemc]

I think I am done... I opened the bator and took all the babies out. I stuck them right under my broody who was DELIGHTED to see babies!! She hatched out 1 herself..the rest were in the bator. I also threw in the 2 that hatched last week and the 1 that hatched 2 weeks ago. Right now they are all nestled under her and she hasn't noticed how many babies are extra big. They are so in love with her already.... she is a good moma. I hope she is good when it is daylight and she sees that 2 week old one who is tall and has LOTS of feathers... he he he... I will take pictures later tonight. I have them in a small 12 x 18 box right now... she is a bantam Game fowl and so it is plenty big for her and the babies to "integrate" in... In a few hours... I am going to move the whole family into a tote until morning.

the lemon cuckoo is the only yellow one... it is so adorable.. i will get pics soon.

 

That is so funny this one BIG baby..Can picture her puzzlement
Oh your lemon cuckoo is doing good!! Great!

 

[Roxannemc]

My husbands been in the hospital for a week, so have not checked the eggs. I finally got to candle yesterday at day 14. There were 5 clears out of 31. Much better than my last shipped eggs. I can barely see anything thru the shells though. I wish I could see veining and movement, but all I see are dark and light areas. I have mostly marans and a few americauna eggs. I can't wait for lockdown. I have help coming tomorrow to finish my coop so that I can move my 22 six week old chicks out of the brooder... To make room for my new babies. Start sending those Picts for all of you hatching this weekend. So excited for you!

Hope D H is ok now. Wow that IS great for shipped!Good luck on your hatch

 

[mabhera]

I still have a long wait to get to hatch day. Candled and I think I found a few quitters...but seems I still have 10 going strong... so keep sharing so my time pass quick....

 

[ChicksinPR]

Ok, I helped my last one out... it was not going to get out on it's own. Now it can't stand or get out of the fetal position. I have been doing PT with it and it is getting better..but still not good enough to survive. I gave a drop of my infant's vitamines. If it doesn't get better by tomorrow I will have to cull it. I swore off helping chicks... I don't know why I did this time...

ok.. so mom is doing well with all her various aged adopted chicks....lol

The star is a Golden Lakenvelder about 2+ weeks old
The 2 Red Triangles are BBS Ameraucana about 1+ week old
The yellow circle is her very own chick. She is a PR game fowl and dad is a EE/Hatchery Ameraucana..(you can see him in my pics..)
The rest are all incubator chicks that I slipped in last night. They were set the same day she started sitting.
None of my Super Blue Layers hatched...boo for me. (Super Blue Layers are DMRippy's cross of a White Leghorn and Ameraucana or EE Roos)



Bellow is the Lemon Cuckoo Orp chick