Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

[Bens-Hens]

20 days to go.....oh the torture! hahahah

Things are going well in the 'bator, and while I was out training today someone (thinking Lavern) laid this tiny wind/fart egg.

 

[NovaAman]

She might need a bit of extra pay to return to the double yolkers... LOL

 

[lindz8504]

That is adorable!

 

[Wrightsx4]

I view online by using my phone, so I have a small screen - my excuse. When I first looked, I thought "that green egg isn't that much smaller" (on the far right) haha - I thought that itty bitty one was a bump in the cartons form.

 

[Bens-Hens]

Hahaha, it is tiny, the boy's candled it and are confident there is a yolk in there.

Fully formed egg of Hobbit proportions! Trying to pass time researching how to sex the breeds we have in the incubator. Seems some of them can be done in the first day, and the rest can be done pretty accurately around 2 weeks which is good to know. I had not given consideration to having to wait a long time before deciding who was a keep and who was on the sale list.

 

[CB and CG]

Sexing can sometimes become a difficult task however once you hatch a lot of a certain breed it gets easier. The favs and your Marans can be sexed as soon as their wing feathers start to come through. Basically if they have any black they are boys.
Welsummers you can tell after a few weeks as the comb on leghorn cockerels develops fast.
Australorps will be the hardest challenge. In saying that I have sexed our three week olds but I also know the breed quite well. Always happy to help with sexing if you need it. Especially with the lorps at a young age.

 

[lindz8504]

Sexing can sometimes become a difficult task however once you hatch a lot of a certain breed it gets easier. The favs and your Marans can be sexed as soon as their wing feathers start to come through. Basically if they have any black they are boys.
Welsummers you can tell after a few weeks as the comb on leghorn cockerels develops fast.
Australorps will be the hardest challenge. In saying that I have sexed our three week olds but I also know the breed quite well. Always happy to help with sexing if you need it. Especially with the lorps at a young age.

Please tell me that all my FBC Maran chicks are not boys! And can you suggest on my buff cochin bantams as well?


BUFF COCHIN BANTAM #1




F. BLACK COPPER MARAN #1




BUFF COCHIN BANTAM #2




F. BLACK COPPER MARAN #2




BUFF COCHIN BANTAM #3




F.BLACK COPPER MARAN #3




BUFF COCHIN BANTAM #4 (SUSPECT 90% COCKEREL)

 

[NovaAman]

I see only one for sure boy in each group.

 

[CB and CG]

Hi lindz8504,
I was talking about wheaten Marans as that is the only true variety we have in Marans in Australia but I am more than happy to help you out.

I am sorry to say that all of your FBC Marans are cockerels. However number 3 could be a pullet but I am still leaning towards cockerel.
Buff Cochin Bantam 1- could be a pullet. Is it possible to get a close up of the comb side on as well as front on?
Buff Cochin Bantam 2- cockerel
Buff Cochin Bantam 3 - could be a pullet. Is it possible to get a close up of the comb side on as well as front on?
Buff Cochin Bantam 4 - cockerel

 

[NovaAman]

I dunno, Ben, I am thinking with the BCMs that the one boy is very definitely a boy. The other two have much smaller combs and there are still along the pale side in comparison to the very obvious boy... The cochins, I am leaning 2 of each also. When I looked and commented earlier I was on my tablet, and so, small screen, coulda zoomed, but why, when I can look later on 21 inch montor right? RIght. Anyway. I am iffy on the last two BCMs. Regardless, if they are all boys, you keep the one you want, grow out the other two and have dinner.