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I knew somebody who had 3 Barnevelders, all 3 laying, but one of them has such huge wattle and comb that people kept arguing with her it's a rooster! I would not give up on her as yet. Not unless there will be boy saddle feathers and he starts crowing. But then one of my Polish who laid for...

They all start with small pale combs and wattles, and the boys start color up earlier; pullets only go red when they are POL. Boys on average will have bigger combs and wattles, but there are some girls that can have as big combs and wattles as some boys, who comparatively have smaller combs...

It is very likely that the auctioneer knew it was a cockerel; they work for their client not the buyers. I once bought dozen of cockerels from market :) Fortunately we lived in the country, and paddock full of rooster was not a problem. Pullets do not have such big red comb or wattle.

They are 4 days old; I bought 12 eggs, half Millefleur and half Porcelain. So, I expected to have basically 2 different types, but what i got is whole spectrum?

Thanks. That means I will have to find my u-tube password. See if I can do it tomorrow. :)

There are 7; I did not realize one was hiding when I took this. I also made little video but do not seem to be able to upload it here?.

They look so tiny, especially as their mama is Orpington, and when she puffs up she looks even bigger than she is. :)

No, so we just have the 7. That is enough. Looks like most will be porcelain.

It must have run out; the button is no longer there :) I did not notice the mistake for a while.

Thanks :) Yes, Saffron has been excellent. She knows what she is doing.

I have read about eggs exploding! Would not want to have to wash the babies.

OOOps, our Paloma is DORKIN X - I cannot see how to edit :)

Day later, 7 chicks so far. One of the eggs was definitely not fertile, and I took it out last week, so that leaves another 4, but another 2 I was not sure about. When do I give up on them? I have sniffed them and cannot smell anything bad. Maybe candle them after dark?

OMG! It started. So far there is one yellow fluff ball and one egg looks like it's hatching, but I did not want to upset Saffron any more than I already had. It's nearly 7pm, so I will not go there again until tomorrow morning. Not that i am going to sleep. :) Having puppies was so much...

Yes, today is the due day; I try not to keep looking under her. So far nothing.

I could not get pictures of most of the eggs; they were so dark the camera could not focus. But couple were not right, and I was able to take photos

Yes, I heard that too; well so far none are expelled. Fingers crossed.

I do not think I will manage to get picture of the candled egg. I will candle them all when it gets dark, and will sniff them then :)

Day 15 - I am planning to candle all 12 of the eggs my hen is sitting on later on today. What would rotten egg look like at this stage?

The eggs are white d'Uccles eggs, smaller than my other eggs. I turned them around to look at all different angles.