they were all set to hatch at same time so differences are quite apparent. sent up in post from a really good breeder. 48 eggs, 30 developed well at candling, so 18 discarded. 12 didnt hatch, 1 died during pipping. 1 egg got damaged. 2 were culled due to poor legs, 1 culled cos very weak.
that leaves me with 13 really good and strong chicks from 2 different bloodines. big difference from 48 potentials but enough to build up a good breeding flock. they are little crackers so very excited.
i could have kept the weaker ones on but feared them getting mixed up with the breeding stock later on, once they are adult and feathered they would be hard to tell apart.