setting eggs tonight!! anyone else?

[LaynaDon95]

If you have say, a 2 weeks old chick, and she's growing say, a comb already, does that mean she's a he?
Strictly hypothetical, seeing as I have no boys.

 

[Rebe]

I am putting 15 eggs in my incubator today, I have some eggs in a small incubator, that I need to candle for fertility, does anyone know a simple way too candle eggs?

 

[LaynaDon95]

I am putting 15 eggs in my incubator today, I have some eggs in a small incubator, that I need to candle for fertility, does anyone know a simple way too candle eggs?

I just use a small flashlight. At first I would put the egg, skinny end down, in a toilet paper tube and shine the flashlight into the other end of the tube. Now I just put the flashlight directly on the fat end of the egg. It works better that way. Make sure you are in a dark room. The darker the better. And for the flashlight, the brighter the better. Hope that helps.

 

[LaynaDon95]

My girl's comb



That's my RIR/Leghorn cross chick

 

[LaGeniaLoca]

So cute!! Usually, if the comb starts to pink up early, then it's a boy. If it stays more like a yellow orange, then it's a girl. At this point, size doesn't matter....

 

[LaynaDon95]

So cute!! Usually, if the comb starts to pink up early, then it's a boy. If it stays more like a yellow orange, then it's a girl. At this point, size doesn't matter....

*pleasestayorangepleasestayorangepleasestayprange*

 

[Theeggboxtoo]

My girl's comb



That's my RIR/Leghorn cross chick

That looks like a boy...

 

[LaynaDon95]

That looks like a boy...

Nah... it's a girl for sure.

 

[cowchick11]

So cute!! Usually, if the comb starts to pink up early, then it's a boy. If it stays more like a yellow orange, then it's a girl. At this point, size doesn't matter....

Maybe its the leghorn x with that large/early comb development.

 

[LaynaDon95]

Maybe its the leghorn x with that large/early comb development.

Maybe if I just tell him/her that (s)he'll lay me an egg no matter what gender (s)he turns out to be. =P

I did consider that though, so I'm hopeful.