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[Egg Lou]

Introducing our new brood.. sorry as long post of pics

 

Really hoping for a at least a girl Silkie and the Brahma

 

 

1st to hatch Cream Legbar- boy?

 

 

Gold Brahma

 

 

Partridge Silkie

 

 

Black Silkie (1)

 

 

Speckled Sussex

 

 

Black Silkie (2) - bit small and feeble

 

 

All together..

 

Mum teaching them to feed..

Edited June 9, 2009 by Guest

[Electricbarbarella]

they are so cute, I cant wait till Thursday ish.

[Valkyrie]

OOOOHHHH! Lovely! All of them!

 

[Redwing]

How sweet I love the silkies, they look great

 

They are all very fluffy, my chicks arent anywhere near as fluffy as yours

[Egg Lou]

OOOOHHHH! Lovely! All of them!

 

 

Thanks I'm pleased just hope for some girls, It actually feels a bit worse knowing the CLB is a boy already while he's so cute as know he'll be going eventually

 

and where are your updated pics then???

[Egg Lou]

How sweet I love the silkies, they look great

 

They are all very fluffy, my chicks arent anywhere near as fluffy as yours

 

Really? wonder why that is then.. could be the parents?

[Griffin]

Brilliant! I've decided that baby Brahmas are the cutest chicks ever made

[Valkyrie]

 

I'll have to vacate for OH to do the deed - but first I'll nip out while the sun is shining-ish for a 5 week one (missed the 4 week one).

[craftyhunnypie]

Beautiful chickies!

The Brahma is so cute as are the silkies. Hope the little black one is doing ok.

 

Emma.x

[Chickvic]

Gorgeous chicks

[Lewis]

Congratulations

 

I know what you mean about the boy, but at least you know now and can be prepared for it

[Egg Lou]

Beautiful chickies!

The Brahma is so cute as are the silkies. Hope the little black one is doing ok.

 

Emma.x

 

Thanks Emma... at the moment little one is holding its own but still rather feeble whereas the others are all starting to pop heads out and try feed etc..

 

Fingers crossed it gains strength over next few days

[tidygirlsuk]

Well done. They are wonderful. My cream legbar that hatched today is a boy too.

[Egg Lou]

Thought you might like to see my babies at 4 days old.. there are day 2 chick pics on another post but though it would be easier to keep it simple!

 

Hope you like them!

 

Cream Legbar - a boy

 

Gold Brahma

 

Partridge Silkie who seems to have 6 toes?! will post pics seperatly.

 

Supposed to be a speckled sussex but very pale.. what do you think??

 

 

The two Black Silkies - one of which was very weak and feeble on hatching but now look at it!

 

[Redwing]

Awww they are so cute

[Griffin]

Your Speckled Sussex is darker than my Light Sussex chicks were so I'd say it's fine.

 

Lovely pics

[Egg Lou]

Your Speckled Sussex is darker than my Light Sussex chicks were so I'd say it's fine.

 

Lovely pics

 

Thanks Griffin... do your light sussex all have a tiny comb showing..if not then think mine must be another boy as the tiny little comb is the same as the one on the male CLB chick I have.

[Valkyrie]

Both our buff Sussex's had very distinct combs - hence a few weeks of er, um, er, etc! In fact one had very pointy bits on it. Plus they had huge legs - still do, but the feathers gave them away. Eggy, I don't think that's a speckled - no stripes?? But my goodness look at those crops - huuuuge! They are all terrific babes, but I rather love the Brahma feet.

[Egg Lou]

Both our buff Sussex's had very distinct combs - hence a few weeks of er, um, er, etc! In fact one had very pointy bits on it. Plus they had huge legs - still do, but the feathers gave them away. Eggy, I don't think that's a speckled - no stripes?? But my goodness look at those crops - huuuuge! They are all terrific babes, but I rather love the Brahma feet.

 

Oh thanks good then so sussex could still be a girl although very bold so will have to wait and see!

 

I also thought it should have stripes so did wonder.. except I picked up the egg myself from the breeding pen of pure speckled so who knows what it will turn out to be then

[Valkyrie]

Male speckled! Just kidding - have no idea. But our two were both squabbling for top notch - then the Maran got in on the act. The eldest Sussex always liked higher ground - and so does the Maran, but now the youngest one is more or less chilled out (and more human friendly) and only squabbles when the others pick a fight. Sometimes all three are flapping at each other, but usually it is the Maran and oldest Sussex that squabble. The Maran nearly pecked DD in the eye last night, but was quite happy to sit on her shoulder, while she was saying "get it off, get it off it want's to kill me!" Funny how Tipsy became an "it" so quickly.

[Egg Lou]

Male speckled! Just kidding - have no idea.

 

Not funny .. but probably true time will tell but thoughts are more a boy.. starting to think I won't get any girls from this brood

[Egluntyne]

The are all lovely.

 

Not convinced about the Speckled Sussex though tbh. The one on the right in the picture below is a Speckled Sussex and looks very different to yours.

 

Could it be a Light Sussex, like the one on the left in my photo?

 

[Egg Lou]

The are all lovely.

 

Not convinced about the Speckles Sussex though tbh. The one on the right in the picture below is a Speckled Sussex and looks very different to yours.

 

Could it be a Light Sussex, like the one on the left in my photo?

 

 

As usual I think you must be right as thought the same when I first saw it and nothing like your speckled just very puzzled as I collected the egg from the pen myself and wrote on it straight away!

 

Maybe some kind of throw back or the egg rolled from another pen .. what with six toes and this one I've got a real odd brood this time

[Egg Lou]

Just a thought.. there were buff Orpingtons on one side of the sussex pen but can't remember the other side.. does anyone have Buff Orps that look like this?

Edited June 10, 2009 by Guest

[Valkyrie]

Have a look on Feathersite - the buffs look very similar.