New babies

[Smart Red]

Speaking of babies, my sole chick from last year -- a November pullet -- has morphed over the winter to become a cocky young rooster. I remember wishing I'd had a rooster, but this little chick didn't seem to fit the bill. Suddenly he bloomed!

From his small size -- compared to Daddy and Grandpa, both Brahma/Australorp crosses of some sort -- I'm guessing his mother was my Easter Egger. She's the smallest hen of all my birds. I'll have to watch his 'performance' so if I do decide to eat the two older roos he is well behaved and I know he can hold his own among the bigger girls.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I hatched some chicks last weekend but had a pretty bad hatch. This is the first time I've ever known which hen laid which egg. I had seven from one pullet and none developed, were not fertile. I had six from another pullet and five of them hatched. I got three out of another hen's eggs. Since I wanted more I went to Orscheln's (a regional farm store) and got the last seven "panfry specials" they had left. Panfry are male full-sized chick from Cackle. I'm raising them purely for meat. So I have eight of mine and seven of theirs.

I put them in my brooder in the coop. It's been below freezing a few mornings but they are all doing fine. I heat one end and let the other cool off as it will. They are really good at self-regulating their temperature if they have a choice.

Here is a poor shot of the ones I hatched.

 

[Carol Dee]

Well here they are! Grandson #1 introduced the ones in the trough as *the ones we are going to eat!*

The assorted Wyandotte and black sex links

The bonus chick, Tagged as *Mr. Fluffy Feet * By #2 grandson any one know what breed it might be?

#1 Grandson snuggles chick

#2 Grandson is Happy with chicks, too!

 

[Ridgerunner]

By color that is not a Salmon Favorelle. Some feather footed breeds I can think of off the top of my head are Cochin, Brahmas, and some Marans. I'm sure there are others.

 

[Carol Dee]

By color that is not a Salmon Favorelle. Some feather footed breeds I can think of off the top of my head are Cochin, Brahmas, and some Marans. I'm sure there are others.

Thanks, we should be able to identify it better when they feather out.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

i think blue Cochin. does it appear to have a single comb? what color are the feet? definitely not Faverolles since it has no sign of a beard & i don't see a 5th toe.

 

[Nyboy]

carol your grandkids look so happy with the chicks

 

[Carol Dee]

carol your grandkids look so happy with the chicks

Oh they ARE !

 

[Smart Red]

Precious little ones with those new chicks, Carol Dee!

 

[Carol Dee]

Precious little ones with those new chicks, Carol Dee!

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