Posts by cheryl026

Hi there, sorry to hear about your chicks i don't know why that is happening... do you turn the eggs by hand or have an egg turner? My first hatch was in February... all hatched!! And this hatch i started near the end of April...

Thanks for the reply, I hope the  chicks make it!  

I started to incubate about 13 eggs 2 weeks ago.. and then ....... one of my hens who was sitting on 7 eggs decided to quit,        So  I candled them and they are all at different growth stages...

Hello Everyone!! This is my second time hatching chickens. My first time was in February and only 1 chick didn't make it out of 8. I have Silkies and wyandotte hens and an australorp roo. In my bator I have 7 eggs and one of my...

Quote: Originally Posted by hdowden  Wyandotte mix looks like a cockerel based off of comb and wattle development and coloring Thanks I have troubles with that chick because my wyandotte hens have a double comb...

Well, I have 2 chicks hatched Feb11, 2013. One is a white silkie/australorp cross and the other is a SL wyandotte/australorp cross. The australorp side is my beautiful rooster. I need helping in determining their sexes. See pics...

Quote:Originally Posted by JulieNKC  My silkie x. She looks just like a silkie, but without silkie feathers, lol. I like the black silkie x. What is she crossed with?

Thanks, they are 2 weeks old. I guess I have to wait a while:D

Hi, I have silkie white hens and an australorp rooster. Is there a way to tell the sex? All three chicks have 5 toes, one is really small , mostly white. And another has mostly black with white on the chest only and another is light...

Hi there, how is you chick doing now? One of mine would do the same thing when first hatched for the first day. I got great advice from someone on this forum, I used a mug wrapped with a cloth and put the chick in the centre deep enough...