I hatched Wheaton Marans test hatch eggs from berkeleysprings. 6 of 7 hatched. WOW, That is a wonderful hatch on shipped eggs! Here is their picture this morning. 2 are a bit darker, with a smudge on them. Are they sexable that way?
Randy, your test hatch was 100% successful! Not only are your birds fertile, but the eggs travel well, also! Thanks so much! I am so happy to have these guys!
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Hoping someone comes along to help answer your cuckoo questions as I know very little about them but I do know that those little fuzzies are very very sweet!
great news on the hatch , i looked back at some pictures of the parrent stock grownig up i couldnt finde picks but i think i remember seeing that smudge . i have some pics of young ones and they are hard to sex , one of the 7 or 8 roos i culled looked like a hen the first few weeks all 4 birds are roosters a blue copper, and 3 wheaten
hear its clear 2 roo and a hen a few weeks later
as they grow pics , a hen
a roo
main roo that runs the place is big from davis line
what i have is a davis roo thats large and runs the coop
and i have a ron presley (cottage hill ) roo who is second in comand
and i have 2 ron presley (cottage hill ) hens
also i have a ebay hen(lays my darkest) thats said to be a bev davis hen second generation . i just dont know who is doing what if u know what i mean because there all 5 together
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Those little Wheaties are cute as they can be.
Berkleyspgs, are those from the two lines crossed? They should be very nice.