Comments on: hens afterall?

By: egg candling « colour it green diary

egg candling « colour it green diary — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:57:25 +0000

[...] brood, and this is the second failed attempt, although her first brood of the year produced our three lovely pullets (we hope they are girls anyway). Maybe down to the cockerel, and maybe down to getting eggs by [...]

By: colouritgreen

colouritgreen — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:07:23 +0000

thanks all –

Joy – I hope you are right! (time will tell)

7citychickens – oo interesting – have to see – I gather from your site that yours was a lot younger when he gave himself away!

Sue – thanks yes I particularly like the brown one – touch of welsummer in there maybe? definitely mixed blood. go on get some more!

By: sue

sue — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:08:36 +0000

Gorgeous girls! We’re thinking of getting some more ourselves.

I particularly like the one at the top.

By: 7citychickens

7citychickens — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:20:17 +0000

we just found out the gender of our chicken in question. He belted out a cock-a-doodle-do. He held himself like the third chicken you have posted, kind of a “L” shape breast. I am a novice though. ………

By: joyknits

joyknits — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:21:28 +0000

Lovely birds – they certainly look as if they could be pullets, what with the small combs and all.