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[Ruralpearls]

New pics.

The ones with mama hen are my favorite!! How tender

 

[Cynthia12]

New pics.

Tiny Tots! Cute ones! Congratulations on a nice hatch.

 

[Cynthia12]

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[La Casa de Pollo]

Hatch update: Looks like half of the eggs in the incubator died, but I still have a couple that are alive. I had given three eggs to a broody a few days ago, as she's been sitting on duds. She abandoned them, I gave them to a hen with chicks, another hen came in and kicked them out of the nest and cracked to eggs. Went to check those this morning and found one broken egg with a live, cold chick shrink wrapped inside. Grabbed that egg, moistened it and stuck it in the bator. One other egg was alive and had pipped internally; I could feel it beating against the shell kind of frantically. Knocked a tiny hole into the big end where the air sac was and put it in the bator, as well. I'm hoping I saved these chicks.

I am glad there is hope for some of these guys, hope they all make it!

 

[bitsyhorse]

Can anyone tell me if this is a hen or a rooster? I thought all along Hen.... And either its a really bossy hen, or yet another unforseen roo

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

Can anyone tell me if this is a hen or a rooster? I thought all along Hen.... And either its a really bossy hen, or yet another unforseen roo

How old is it? It could be a hen if it is close to Point of Lay....looks like it would be close to 5 months old if female. The tail does curl a little, but I don't see the pointy saddle feathers just yet. But if it is a younger bird and a male they just might not be showing up yet...

 

[bitsyhorse]

How old is it? It could be a hen if it is close to Point of Lay....looks like it would be close to 5 months old if female. The tail does curl a little, but I don't see the pointy saddle feathers just yet. But if it is a younger bird and a male they just might not be showing up yet...

it's probably close to 10 - 11 weeks old.... (got it the very last of march)

and see, I have another bantam cochin that I know is a rooster, just by how it acts, but this one seems a lot more poofy, and seems to sit lower to the ground than the roo.... I had no doubt in my mind that it was a pullet.... but she runs around and challenges the roosters, and is quite bossy.... and I don't know for certain, but I think she tried crowing this morning (I wasn't looking directly at her, and when I turned, the other bantam picked a fight with her)... sooo... yeah, I guess I'm just going to have to watch a bit closer...

 

[bitsyhorse]

How old is it? It could be a hen if it is close to Point of Lay....looks like it would be close to 5 months old if female. The tail does curl a little, but I don't see the pointy saddle feathers just yet. But if it is a younger bird and a male they just might not be showing up yet...

The silver laced is the one I know is a rooster....

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

it's probably close to 10 - 11 weeks old.... (got it the very last of march)

and see, I have another bantam cochin that I know is a rooster, just by how it acts, but this one seems a lot more poofy, and seems to sit lower to the ground than the roo.... I had no doubt in my mind that it was a pullet.... but she runs around and challenges the roosters, and is quite bossy.... and I don't know for certain, but I think she tried crowing this morning (I wasn't looking directly at her, and when I turned, the other bantam picked a fight with her)... sooo... yeah, I guess I'm just going to have to watch a bit closer...

10-11 weeks old? I have no doubt it is a rooster. The tail...already curling, yup he is a boy. Never seen a hen that developed in comb and wattles at that tender age, sorry for the bad news, don' shoot the messenger

 

[abkoldewyn]

New pics.

These are so great! You could put these in a calendar. I would buy that calendar!!!