Cute chicks--but as the offspring of a Barred Rock and a Jersey Giant, "Beatrice" is a sexlinked cockerel.Before I get into it... I'm just so happy to say that I can finally post into the "Raising Baby Chicks" than in the "Incubating and hatching eggs!" Although I LOVED the experience... I'm just so glad I have chicks now!!
Hey!
I am SOOO pumped to see that 6 of my 7 eggs were hatched on Saturday July 28... (Which surprised me because they were SUPPOSED to hatch on the 29th unless I counted wrong!?!) I was at my lake house at the time when they hatched, so sadly I didn't get to see them being hatched although I did get to help one out when the little guy (hoping little girl) was having trouble! He was later named "awesome" for his strength and determination to get out of his shell
. He's my buddy and pal... and doesn't mind me picking him up at all!!
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I have some pretty strange combinations of chickies here... Here are my breeds...
Barred Rock
Leghorn
Jersey Giant
Australorp
All mixed with a Jersey Giant roo( yeaaa... he did his job fertilizing! EVERY egg had a little chicky in it... they just didn't make it all the way
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Alright... here are my chickadees!
( I didn't exactly have a say on the names either...)
