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It is possible, yes. I’m not great with the head spot method per se, but I can tell by the shade of their beak and legs. I think that the male and female chicks have a different overall look from each other. Males being lighter in coloration than the females.

I ended up with 21 chicks out of 22 eggs.

I also have a broody mama on the nest. These should hatch in a couple of weeks.

My Dominique’s are hatching! I could end up with as many as 21, when it’s all said and done.

A batch of Dominique eggs from my hens went into the incubator yesterday. Probable hatch date of 3/27/23.

Ended up with 13/22 that hatched. One chick failed to thrive, and quickly passed. We have 12 healthy, happy chicks in the brooder! This is a batch of random barnyard crosses that I hatched for a friend. I’m currently gathering a clutch from my purebred Dominiques, to hatch for myself.

So it begins…

I set 22 eggs today. I wouldn’t normally hatch quite this early (I usually begin gathering / incubating on the first of March), but a friend of mine wanted some chicks ASAP. These are a random assortment of barnyard crosses, with a few of my Dominique eggs in there too. They ought to hatch on...