Well here is a little top view of the new 6 fuzzy balls. They are going to share the brooder with my week old EE I hatched out and my 3 week old black Isbar chick that was my only hatchling from 7 shipped eggs. The two older ones were actually frightened to death when I lowered the little ones in. The Meyer 6 started gobbling up crumble right away! 3 Buckeye, 2 Olive Eggers, and one Golden Buff
Cute! Do all three of your little Buckeye's have a stripe on their heads? Our one Buckeye chick didn't and "he" was acting aggressively and rooish so we gave him away at a swap to cut the drama. I did read the females tend to have the stripes.
Well here is a little top view of the new 6 fuzzy balls. They are going to share the brooder with my week old EE I hatched out and my 3 week old black Isbar chick that was my only hatchling from 7 shipped eggs. The two older ones were actually frightened to death when I lowered the little ones in. The Meyer 6 started gobbling up crumble right away! 3 Buckeye, 2 Olive Eggers, and one Golden Buff
I don't think it's actually a hard and fast rule with the Buckeyes. Our's was darker, but Buckeye chicks come in a range of shades and Meyer's are from a couple lines I believe. So fingers crossed for you. I didn't mean to make you worry, more I wanted validation for myself, sorry!
Bummer about the roo and the coloring. That is another reason I decided not to get a SF with our first batch. I would love to have a few of them, as I love their creamy peach colored eggs and their white fluffy faces, but that's one breed where for whatever reason the term "hatchery quality" is actually trueMeyer Salmon Favorelle hatched May 27. Crows every morning for me now. Was supposed to be a pullet... Oh well.
I have 4 total and 2 of the pullets are darker than usual. They say that's normal coming from a hatchery.
The other reason is I feared they would be more noisy. But three french hens from a breeder will be in my future. Still very interesting looking birds, how are yours disposition? Hope the pullets lay you lovely eggs!
4 hours away I would think they will arrive tomorrow!!
