St. Patrick’s Day Hatch-a-long (Almost)

[AUChickenGal]

4 pips as of this morning. No zipping yet.

Here’s a photo of the parent flock:

 

[AUChickenGal]

Three hatched so far, with 6 more currently pipped.

Two out of my Wheaten Olive Egger. She lays dark brown, lightly speckled eggs and has a small crest. Interestingly, they both have light down, even though I’d have expected the wild-type of their Speckled Sussex sire to be dominant over wheaten.

This one hatched from a green egg, so its mother is one of my barnyard mix Easter Eggers. It looks to have both a pea comb and a beard! I sure hope it also ends up being speckled/mottled and female.

 

[AUChickenGal]

Out of 15 eggs that made it to lockdown, the count so far is:

8 hatched and in the brooder
5 pipped
2 chirping