Well those pullets are very special! The first is actu:oops:ally the egg I was calling a “grey”, it looks like a very deep grey on my screen and with my less than ideal eyesight, so apologies for that. With that description, I’m assuming it’s actually a very deep olive colour with a heavy bloom...
Looks great! Is that brown egg from one of this year’s pullets?
The grey egg is so special, I think I’ve only ever seen one hen that lays such a convincing grey. Those would look great in the Easter egg contest (or however it’s called)
I’m relatively new to the incubator game, this will be the fourth year with one.
I don’t hatch too much, and if I do, it’s just a single hatch each year.
Its capacity is 52 eggs, I believe. Never needed to hatch that many, though. Around the 20 or 30 egg mark is more than enough for us.
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Relatively hard to tell breed at this age. Most abandoned chicks are usually mixes, especially if you live in an area where there are feral populations, or male RSL chicks (which this little one isn’t).
I’m assuming that the friend does not have chickens, from which this chick could have come...
Well, no. Hardly shocking though. Even if it were a European or Greek event, as long as it has anything to do with sports, I wouldn’t be watching.
The only part of the superbowl I find remotely interesting is the halftime performance
Well, Cochins have feathered legs, and he doesn’t. Cochins don’t have that tail set or shape, but he does. Cochins have yellow skin, which it doesn’t look like he has.
Handsome guy though, for sure.
Congrats on your broody!
As BlindLenonChicken said, having a backup plan is important. Nothing is guaranteed when working with animals, and especially first time broodies.
I have had both positive and negative experiences with grafting/chick adoption. I much prefer giving the broodies the eggs...