Here's my INTERVENTION BOY

[walkswithdog]

We lost power two days before my hatch was due. I lost them all but this little guy.

Wee, Master Ponder, standing where he was born.

His new buddies: Snark BO, Markham SLW (also an intervention baby), and Bishop BO.

 

[dangerouschicken]

You didn't name him Edison?

 

[swtangel321]

That stinks about the power !!! Did you give the eggs that didnt hatch some extra time ?? I'm glad you got 1 cutie at least !! Also very nice he has a few friends. They all look so happy

 

[walkswithdog]

I gave them lots more time, then carefully pipped each at the air cell to see if anything was moving. Nope. All dead. I opened every one. I wanted to see when they'd gone and they all went that night. Same yolk sack on each etc. same development. Wasn't easy but I'm in this to learn.

I've got the boy

I'll take it, he's a doll.

 

[speckledhen]

I'm sure we can get you more eggs when you decide to try again. She's a cutie-I love BR babies!

 

[walkswithdog]

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She? You think? Ponder has a bright white "bald spot" and very dark forelegs and toes. I need to take more pictures.

We'll do more eggs

I can do this. Practice right? Hugs.

 

[speckledhen]

The very dark legs is usually a pullet. The spot can be bright white, but pullets' are usually well defined on the edges, not super-splotchy. Could be a girl. Seems pretty dark, not silvery/frosty in the down.


P.S. Yes, you can do this!

 

[walkswithdog]

No, Ponder has no silver on the black at all, very inky, and that head spot is not splotchy. The black toes garner too much attention by the ravenous mini-dinosaurs he's in with. Little feathered Raptors at this point.

Be nice if Ponder was a girl. Cool.

More pics soon. Cher

 

[speckledhen]

I just looked at the legs in the pic and she's dark down to the toes. I'd say pullet.

 

[MagsC]

Beautiful baby! And yes, practice, practice, practice, along with a good dose of luck with the power staying on too.
Interesting about the whole dark legs thing, I never knew that!