hungry hunter
Songster
We noticed several weeks ago that our BO hen had gone broody. Of course she decided to do so in the one nesting box that all the hens use.
Since both my kids and I collect the eggs, I wasn't paying as good attention as I should at least one or two of the other hens kept laying in the box with our broody BO. After a week or so, my son noticed that she was sitting on a lot (20+) eggs,so I went out at night and candled the eggs and marked the ones that had chicks inside. She is sitting on 11 total.
So we have a Buff Orpington, an Australorp, and several gold sex-links that may have eggs under the broody. The rooster is a rose comb blue OEG bantam. I have no idea what the chicks will look like.
When I checked on the hen tonight, I noticed one egg had hatched and there was a well little chick, but then I left them alone and will check back tomorrow.
Any thoughts what a Blue OEG bantam and BO cross would look like? Or w/ an Australorp or gold sex-link?
I'll try and get some pics of the chick tomorrow. Hopefully, there will be more hatched by then.
Since both my kids and I collect the eggs, I wasn't paying as good attention as I should at least one or two of the other hens kept laying in the box with our broody BO. After a week or so, my son noticed that she was sitting on a lot (20+) eggs,so I went out at night and candled the eggs and marked the ones that had chicks inside. She is sitting on 11 total.
So we have a Buff Orpington, an Australorp, and several gold sex-links that may have eggs under the broody. The rooster is a rose comb blue OEG bantam. I have no idea what the chicks will look like.
When I checked on the hen tonight, I noticed one egg had hatched and there was a well little chick, but then I left them alone and will check back tomorrow.
Any thoughts what a Blue OEG bantam and BO cross would look like? Or w/ an Australorp or gold sex-link?
I'll try and get some pics of the chick tomorrow. Hopefully, there will be more hatched by then.