These chicks are pure barred rock and were hatched on May 10th and May 11th. Number 1 and Number 3 were hatched on May 10th and the rest on May 11th.
I labeled the chicks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in all of the pictures for identification. ( I took several while they were drinking in order to get some...
Which one is a cockerel and which one is a pullet?
Ice: black australorp hen + barred rock cross, born March 13th
Spice: Americauna hen + barred rock cross and is pictured twice on pic 1 and pic 4, born March 21st
Robin: black australorp hen + barred rock cross, born March 16th
Cream: black...
I do not like the Little Giant Incubator. It is still air, styrofoam and has no egg turner. The bare bones $50 one I bought at Russell Feed. I pretty much have a 100% hatch rate. Unfortunately, every single time, the chicks remain soaked after hatch and never dry off not even a little. The last...
I was wondering what the outcomes of egg color, etc. come out of the following crosses?
Rooster:
Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock Rooster from show stock (PBR)
Hens:
Black Australorp
Americauna
Thank you.
What is the most popular barnyard mix from the following rooster/hen combinations?
Are there any registered hybrid breeds from these combinations?
Roosters:
Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock show stock - large rooster - stands about 2 1/2 feet tall
Black sex link (Americauna dad and barred rock...
We have 5 eggs that were left in the egg box from 3/17-3/21. I just candled them and they are slightly developed. We currently do not have a broody hen which we are praying for. An egg from a previous batch got cracked and I don't feel comfortable to use nail polish or glue on it. So, I put that...
My chick named Claw was born on March 13th and has an injury to her knee. It is swollen and bluish/bruised. She will not bend it. Is it broken? If it is broken, how do I splent a leg on such a small chick?
We have chicks born on March 5th, 13th, 16th, 20th, and 2 are about to hatch in the next 24 hours. We have a brooder that is only 6 square feet- a black rubber tub. We have one set of feeder/waterer. We have a heating lamp and a brooder plate. We have one chick with the brooder plate in a box...
I have not had any luck at getting a hen broody. We had left these eggs in the egg box for a period of time and no hen has become broody. It is frustrating. So, it looks like they will need to go to the incubator on Tuesday the 26th. The first egg was laid on February 26th and the last egg was...
Spice, our baby chick born yesterday at 3:06pm, was brought out of the incubator this morning to the brooder at 5:30am. When observing her/him, she/he drank water maybe once or twice correctly, and then maybe three times fell into the water dish with her body, not her head. She/he managed to...
I'm asking this on behalf of someone. She has the Little Giant incubator. It is still air, so no fan. There is no egg turner. She is brand new to incubating eggs. This is what she has done:
February 13th: 6 eggs
February 21st: a batch of eggs added
February 22nd: one egg
February 23rd: batch...
The overnight temperature is still in the 40s and highs in the 50s and 60s. Tonight is particularly cold since today's high was 43 degrees. We are now on day 10 from the first laid egg. These eggs are fertile and we have eight of them. We have a black australorp and have left the 8 eggs in the...
Will a bielefelder chick hatch from a plymouth barred rock rooster and a rhode island red hen? Or, would that be more possible with the following hen choices?: ameraucana, black australorp, silver laced wyandotte, or lavender orpington.
I am a new breeder. I need help figuring out how to start. What breeds blend well together and so forth. We might sell chicks and hatching eggs, so what hybrids are good sellers?
The rooster we have are:
Plymouth Barred Rock
Silver Laced Wyandotte
Black Sex Link (Ameraucana dad and barred...
I want to breed and hatch a black star and possibly sell black stars as well. I don't have a rhode island red rooster. I only have a Black Sex link (ameraucana dad and barred rock mom) and rhode island red hens. So, will a black sex link rooster and rhode island red hen produce a black star...
I need help identifying cockerel or hen from these pictures please? I think we know about the white with black ameraucana (pullet) that is behind the easter egger (barred rock) hybrid.
1. Barred Rock 6 week old chick
2. The foreground easter egger barred rock hybrid mix.
3. A 6 week old...
I am brand new to incubating. I have been reading mixed reviews. Is the Nurture Right 360 worth the investment? Also, I have read to buy the Govee hygrometer to use with it, but I do not have a SMART phone, just a flip phone. So, which hygrometer is the next best thing if I cannot get the...