The Omega Rocks: The Last & Ultimate Barred Plymouth Rock Flock

[21hens-incharge]

Joining in to follow along and wish you a great hatch.

 

[speckledhen]

Joining in to follow along and wish you a great hatch.

Happy to have you with us. Now, the waiting begins and I was never great at that part!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Happy to have you with us. Now, the waiting begins and I was never great at that part!

At least chickens is only 21 days. Probably will go quicker for me, than it goes for you. So excited for you.

 

[speckledhen]

Yeah, it could be guineas which take 28 days. That would be torture!

 

[21hens-incharge]

Happy to have you with us. Now, the waiting begins and I was never great at that part!

Happy to be here! I am sure it's an excruciating wait.
Will you be able to sex them at hatch or have to wait?

 

[speckledhen]

Will you be able to sex them at hatch or have to wait?

As soon as they are fully fluffed out, I can make educated guesses from the sex-linked traits. On occasion, a BR chick may have confusing traits and fool you because sexing these is more of an art than a science, based on three different traits: the character of the head spot, the leg color and the down color.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Yeah, it could be guineas which take 28 days. That would be torture!

Or geese, and muscovy at 35 days.

 

[speckledhen]

Or geese, and muscovy at 35 days.

That would really make me insane. 28 days would have to be my limit! Geese and ducks would have to hatch their own if I had them, I'm afraid.

 

[1muttsfan]

I have to admit I like Etsy, clever people making things at home with their own hands. I have found some things on there that I would have never in a million years thought of.

 

[speckledhen]

I couldn't find any of these at all on Ebay, not for this incubator. Etsy had several sellers making them.