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[Belacqua3610]

Hi everyone! I started my chicken journey last spring, when I bought 4 RIR pullets. They were almost old enough to lay, so I completely skipped the baby stage. In the summer we got 4 younger (but still old enough to live outside) chicks, they were supposedly White Leghorns but I think they're mixed with something else. We ended up with 3 hens and a roo in that batch, so we had a perfect little flock. I also have ducks and geese. We sadly lost a hen and our sweet roo, so we ordered an incubator and loaded it with eggs. As of right now 22 out of 26 are hatched and happy! I've come here many times for advice and finally decided to make an account so I can interact.

Since you're here and reading this, is it normal for the babies to look nothing like the parents? lol

 

[User690263]

Welcome to BYC! Feel free to make yourself right at home

 

[Tookie]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! Nice to meet you. So sorry for your losses. Good luck with the chicks and the rest of your hatch!
And yes, it is absolutely normal that the chicks don't look like their parents. Genetics can be crazy and you could get anything!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! It's so nice to meet you!

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Hi! Welcome to BYC!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

When you have a mixed flock of breeds and the rooster was mixed himself, yes, the chicks can look nothing like their parents.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[janiedoe]

Hello, welcome to BYC!

 

[N F C]

Congrats on a good hatch!

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. So glad that you have joined us here in this fun and poultry loving community.