June to July hatch-a-long!!!

[HuffleClaw]

9 keets so far

 

[Cyprus]

9 keets so far
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Isn't the Guinea sitting on some? How's she doing?

 

[HuffleClaw]

Isn't the Guinea sitting on some? How's she doing?

She is. She’s doing quite well! Turns out the guinea has 7 eggs, not 6... I can’t count. Some of them were externally pipped this morning, I try not to bother her too much.

 

[klw987]

Hate to break it to you, but you're not going to get any frizzles from that mix. Frizzling is a dominant trait. If the father wasn't frizzled he can't pass it on to his offspring. They will all be smooth feathered.

Also, the black chick with the white dot on its head is a male. That's a sex linked cross and only males will have the head spot.

 

[klw987]

Oops!! You're right, I wrote that backward. The father is frizzle, or maybe they call it sizzle? He is a silkie/frizzle. The chicks are 2 weeks old now and the frizzle trait is evident. Interesting about the spot... I'm assuming they are all roosters and I'll just be pleasantly surprised if there is a hen or two

 

[Mason1mommy]

What else could possibly cause the egg to look like it has pipped?

 

[chickenmama109]

9 keets so far
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Adorable

 

[livenlaughnlove101]

 

[Cyprus]

What else could possibly cause the egg to look like it has pipped?

Peck from the hen?

 

[Mason1mommy]

Peck from the hen?

But the peck came from the inside it was pushed out...