I’m so sorry you ended up with just 2! It absolutely is not scummy to ask for more eggs. I certainly would offer to cover shipping if she would reship some eggs since you had a poor hatch rate.
A wild gobbler has been visiting my friend’s royal palms. I hatch her eggs for her and take her the poults. He appears to have had a fling with her hens. There are some bronze looking poults hatching that should be palms.
Gave this beauty to my neighbor along with the white jake I hatched back in December. They are friendly and docile birds so I figured their grandkids would enjoy them when they come in to visit. Had to make room for grow outs and thin the flock. She is a barred rusty chocolate.
They were putting on quite a show for little fellers. 🥰
It must take some practice to tone the muscles to fan their tail and raise up all their feathers as a bird matures. I noticed that when they first start out they only strut in short displays, that get longer and more proficient as they...