Fowl is Fair
Chirping
- Aug 28, 2020
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We had a broody hen who changed her mind after sitting for a few days, so we grabbed her eggs and put them in the incubator. Last night the last one hatched.
We have the following in our flock:
Alpha roo - SLW
Roo - RIR
Hens:
SLW
RIR
BO
BR
Baby 1:
Solid black - we assume this is a girl from our SLW roo and a BR hen (we’ve hatched one of these before)
Baby 2:
We are pretty sure this little one is from SLW roo & BO hen. It looks like another we hatched, who is currently a 4 mo old cockerel who has lost his mind. (He is mostly white and black with gold here and there.) However , this one could be from our RIR roo too?? And maybe a girl??? (Fingers crossed!!). No idea if this combo would give any indication of gender!
Baby 3:
Seems pretty clearly all SLW, and probably a girl?
Baby 4:
Another pretty obvious SLW, maybe a boy? (Our alpha roo had lighter down than the girls - except for one - when they were chicks)
Baby 5:
Yet another SLW girl? My sister said this one looks like a calico cat!
We’ve only been at this for 2 years, so we are always eager to learn.
Any ideas?
We have the following in our flock:
Alpha roo - SLW
Roo - RIR
Hens:
SLW
RIR
BO
BR
Baby 1:
Solid black - we assume this is a girl from our SLW roo and a BR hen (we’ve hatched one of these before)
Baby 2:
We are pretty sure this little one is from SLW roo & BO hen. It looks like another we hatched, who is currently a 4 mo old cockerel who has lost his mind. (He is mostly white and black with gold here and there.) However , this one could be from our RIR roo too?? And maybe a girl??? (Fingers crossed!!). No idea if this combo would give any indication of gender!
Baby 3:
Seems pretty clearly all SLW, and probably a girl?
Baby 4:
Another pretty obvious SLW, maybe a boy? (Our alpha roo had lighter down than the girls - except for one - when they were chicks)
Baby 5:
Yet another SLW girl? My sister said this one looks like a calico cat!
We’ve only been at this for 2 years, so we are always eager to learn.
Any ideas?