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It looks like a really large calcium deposit. If/when you crack the egg open provide more pictures. That's really interesting

Hatchery quality - birds with somewhat of a resemblance to the standard. Breeder quality - birds not quite good enough to show but with enough good traits to be utilized in the breeding pen. Show quality - birds close enough to SOP to do well at shows.

Hello, and welcome to the BYC community.

Smart !

:welcome If you force me to guess, I'll guess cockerel, but it's really too early for positive gender ID.

Welcome to BYC, and good luck in your poultry endeavors.

Hello, and welcome to BYC. I would guess that her wings are filled with blood/pin/developing feathers. Once the feathers mature, they will be lighter and it will be easier for her to pull her wings up.

Hello, Kelly, and welcome to the BYC community.

Both are words - ducks waddle, and chickens have wattles. Some breeds of pigs do also.

Welcome to BYC, and good luck with your flock.

So I've heard.

Good for a skin peel?

Get some pigeons. Their interactions run the gamut : monogamous, cheaters, same sex, divorce, polyamory. Many times I have seen a female pigeon knock her mate off of another female when she catches him cheating.

Looking for bugs? :p

The second buff bird may be a cockerel. The others look like pullets at this time.

This is my guess also.

Pair bonds among waterfowl can be extremely strong. I once witnessed a Canada gander 'guarding' the body of his road killed mate for 5 days.

Thanks, but no thanks. My hands hurt as is - no need to get them smacked with a ruler. Anyway, I'm trying to improve my image. Got a halo that I can borrow?

'Other pains' - I'm afraid that's the new reality. Sure does wear one down.

Great job of recycling. :clap