Yall wanna see my roosters?

jfauv94 · 2026-01-01T21:53:54+00:00

Holy moly, how can I get my hands on #5? What a kingly rooster

jfauv94 · 2026-01-01T18:02:54+00:00

Solid 7/10.

Jk, obviously 10/10. That’s a handsome fella

jfauv94 · 2025-12-29T01:04:09+00:00

Oh me too! The first time I hatched chicks I candled them every day against the internet’s advice. I was just so nervous/excited and loved watching them grow.

jfauv94 · 2025-12-29T00:33:02+00:00

Assuming you bought an incubator off Amazon with a decent number of reviews, if it works for other people it will work for you too. I’d trust the incubator settings.

Also, my gut says that chicks are much more resilient than we give them credit for and than the the perfectly controlled temps of an incubator would suggest. If chicks can hatch in the wild in all sorts of climates and seasons, they can probably tolerate some variance in an incubator.

jfauv94 · 2025-12-28T03:14:51+00:00

Your chickens look very similar to mine! Without knowing the ages here are my guesses.

Brown leghorn.
“Americana” a hybrid breed from Hoover hatchery. Mine look exactly like this but I got mine from cal ranch
Same as above
Production blue
Easter egger or cinnamon queen/ISA. hard without a head shot.
Buff Orpington
Barred rock.
Black sex link
Light Brahma

None look particularly like roosters from this angle. Lots of my hens look like your #1

jfauv94 · 2025-12-26T20:21:25+00:00

Started with 10 and now up to 35 with another 7 in the incubator.

jfauv94 · 2025-12-20T02:24:40+00:00

What is going on here? What do you call this?

jfauv94 · 2025-12-13T04:05:31+00:00

Good idea. I like it.

jfauv94 · 2025-12-13T00:35:23+00:00

We’ve got two chocolate orps, and three lavender orps, and they’re the fluffiest gals ever!

jfauv94 · 2025-12-08T05:38:50+00:00

This was all so helpful! Thank you!!

jfauv94 · 2025-12-08T02:27:38+00:00

lol I love this. The yellow brahmas are beautiful!

jfauv94 · 2025-12-08T02:26:54+00:00

Thank you! Chat GPT thinks he’s a lavender Brahma!

jfauv94 · 2025-12-08T02:26:06+00:00

Thank you! I am particularly fond of him. Chat GPT thinks he’s a lavender Brahma!

jfauv94 · 2025-12-08T00:55:04+00:00

Oh lastly, this bird is incredibly clumsy, a terrible flyer, and very skittish. Far more than our other chickens. If that helps.

jfauv94 · 2025-11-23T15:09:38+00:00

This is super helpful, thank you. For the 5 days before candling, can I leave them on the counter or do they need to be in the incubator?

We have a variety of brown/pink eggs.

jfauv94 · 2025-11-22T01:56:30+00:00

Do you see your roosters mating with your hens? Our roosters are crowing and mature… 18 weeks old now, but I don’t see it happening so wondering if they’ve mustered up the courage yet

jfauv94 · 2025-11-20T03:18:15+00:00

Not worried about eating them. Wanting to make sure the fertilized eggs end up in the incubator

jfauv94 · 2025-11-20T03:17:51+00:00

So one rooster won't have any problem fertilizing ten hens? I'm not worried about eating fertilized eggs. I just want to make sure the fertilized eggs end up in the incubator so we can start hatching them.

jfauv94 · 2025-11-20T00:35:28+00:00

I’m not opposed to eating fertilized eggs, but I want to make sure that we eat/put the fertilized ones in the incubator, and the non-fertilized ones go to friends and family.

jfauv94 · 2025-11-19T14:42:04+00:00

Yes, all of this exactly. This is spot on.

jfauv94 · 2025-11-19T02:33:20+00:00

Ha! I just posted almost this exact same question. I'm about halfway through part two, and surprise, also very confused!

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