my hen lays eggs on the indoor couch

[eholding]

Ha! Thats how it starts. Just want a few hens to lay nice fresh eggs for the family....................owning chicken can become addictive.
Godd luck and enjoy.

 

[ohiochick2013]

Shopping for chickens is addictive! Lol

 

[ohiochick2013]

Shopping for chickens is addictive! Lol

 

[roostersandhens]

Omg that's sooo cute! What breed is that? I'm new to this chicken biz but I have 3 three old sex links outside n 3 new lil chicks in the house. One rhode island red and two barred rock. But ur momma chicken is my kinda girl, stayed on the couch where it's warm n comfy!
the moma (olive) is a Black Astralorp her chicks are Black Astralorp Americana mixes an some are Black Astralorp Cochin Bared Rock mixes! Not only is Olive pretty she is very very sweet too! i highly recomend Black Astralorps!

 

[roostersandhens]

i will try and take more pics and post them by the weekend hopfully i should have them by then!

 

[dolphinlvr4]

They r just adorable!

 

[roostersandhens]

They r just adorable!

thanks! i am going to get some more pics this weekend so check the thread every day or so to see if there are more pics if u want to see them

 

[roostersandhens]

do you guys know if the way to tell a roo from a hen as a chick bye looking at the wings is true or not? if it is true i think i have 2 roos if not idk how many i have

 

[Squeaky McMurdo]

You have to name one Couch Potatoe--Tater for short

 

[yinepu]

do you guys know if the way to tell a roo from a hen as a chick bye looking at the wings is true or not? if it is true i think i have 2 roos if not idk how many i have

feather sexing does work.. I have had it work on mutts as well as birds that were bred for it.. BUT the ones that are bred for it tend to show a much bigger difference in the feathers. My main rooster Jack is a mutt.. but he comes from feather sexing breeds.. so he has their genes combined and his offspring are pretty easy to feather sex ..so far I have had 100% accuracy on his kids even though they are mutts

To do it though they should be just fluffed up from the hatcher to about 24 hours... so you are a bit beyond that point now