Surprise Surprise ...

[NOLAdee]

I am slightly addicted to hatching my own ducks.
At first it was a challenge, then once I got the kinks worked out, I think I have a pretty good hatch rate if the eggs are handled properly before setting... anyway, my mallard flock is taking a break from laying so I started looking else where for hatching eggs. I bid on ebay. I got an assortment, giant pekin, runner, and mutt eggs the lady said. I thought ok, something new to add to the pens. Well on day 19 I see a crack, oh no how did I break it. Wait a minute it's breaking out, its hatching early... Next think I know its a pointed beak breaking though... that's not a duck!!! One hatched and one still one the way... never know what you are gonna get... : )
I will post a pic of my funny looking "ducky" tomorrow...

 

[momma's chickens]

That is not fair to keep us in suspense!! But since it happened on day 19 I am guessing chicken!

 

[duckyfromoz]

I was given some mixed eggs a while ago...But my suprise egg took a week longer to hatch. I got 7 Indian Runners and 1 Muscovy from those eggs....

 

[prov31gal]

well......................................................................................................................................................what is it? a chicken ? a guinea? a turkey? a puppy? c'mon.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

[NOLAdee]

Ok sorry for the suspense, the pictures aren't the greatest I took them with my phone this morning... I emailed the lady I got them from and she told me that they are probably Serama Chickens, the smallest breed in the world... I don't know anything about them, I had rhode island reds as a child, but it's been more than 20 years since I had any chickens... they are cute though : )

 

[spamee34]

Seroma's are the one's you can keep in the house and they lay small eggs. They are so tiny oh my gosh how sweet!!! I hear they get no bigger than a soda pop can when grown you got some pet chickens there lol.

 

[newchickmom09]

WHat color are there legs? In the second pic the bottom chick looks like it has cheecks...if they have a greenish color legs then I would guess they are EE. (Easter Eggers).

 

[95yj]

I have a friend who got a baby goose [gossling?] in with an order of baby chickens from a hatchery. your little serama chicks are very cute.

 

[Bleenie]

My old Serama rooster was the sweetest, smallest, nicest little guy..i hope they are seramas! they're very loveable birds!

If the egg was mistaken for a duck egg though i would guess theyre Not seramas, since they have such small eggs.

 

[NOLAdee]

They have flesh colored legs...

and I didn't think the eggs were all that small, not tiny any way. Smaller than my mallard eggs though.

I got another Ebay purchase today, I got 6 Cayuga eggs and this lady threw in 6 more eggs I have no idea what they are. The eggs are different shapes and sizes from a peach color to a reddish brown. I am guessing chicken eggs, but not sure. Two of them have EE on them. What does that mean?

Even if they are the little chickens, I am not too sure about the keeping them in the house. Can they live outside like normal chickens? My husband isn't fond of all my pets, I know there will be no chickens in the house...