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| daddy of the chicks |
I am a little disappointed with the egg situation! I am wanting to hatch cochin's! Squirty is a cochin and I think the boys are partridge cochins ( I had thought they were a different breed when they were small) so how many of Miss Squirty's eggs look fertile maybe one! It was very hard to tell because her eggs are so small, I am new at this and they have only been cooking for a week so I am leaving all of her eggs in until I can plainly tell they aren't fertile. As for the other five eggs from my big hens ALL fertile! Miss Squirty is a master at avoiding the boys at all costs and when they do get near her she screams like a lunatic chicken! I will candle again next week and keep you posted ☺
Looks like Miss Squirty wants to stay out of the gene pool, might not be a bad idea if she won't breed!
ReplyDeleteDaddy is a pretty one.
I think your right, I didn't think about her bad traits being passed on. She is a pain in the rear and even though I love her to death, she is the meanest chicken I have! I have one more rooster just like him but with more green on his neck and body. Both of their tail feathers aren't as pretty as they used to be since the dogs got a hold of them, but they are growing back ☺
DeleteI have hens that will attack the rooster. I think it's funny, and really want him gone. I know I'm mean! My husband wants another hen to sit on some eggs, but we have yet to have that happen again.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the chicks!
I don't think it's mean the roosters drive my girls crazy! I was thinking about getting rid of one of mine but my husband didn't want to in case a predator gets one. Oh, the exciting world of chickens ☺
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