Posts by dixieschicks

thanks for your post.i guess i am just overtired and such a newbie!I am all over the place with questions as if grasping will save the chick.just want to do all I can.  I guess its my "first born over acheiver...

I hatched out two silkies on day 20 and the black cochin didnt come until day 21,  that is with a lot of help from 2 very active silkies!i swear they weren't out of the shell 2 seconds and they were running around pecking everything...

i just hatched out two silkies yesterdaytheir parents are both pure white silkiesone hatched out a light fluffy yellow and the other a little darker yellowI have one that is 3 weeks old and it is starting to come in with white...

adorable chickie!   I know what you mean.   Getting used to "mother nature" taking its course is the hard part for me too.Good luck on the rest of your hatch!

i had two silkies hatch out yesterday on day 20.  but had pipped on day 19today on day 21 there is a cochin in there that got its head out but i swear the lil silkies were up all nite like little elves  trying to help this...

I hope and have to agree that it is broody!I have 8 cochins,  bantys and standards and I have been "fighting" them on the broody mood all summer!   On the good side,  if you ever wanna hatch an egg under a...

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just to prove i was only kiddin and i really dont think silkies are evil!  (i got the joke i hatched out two more this morn!  one at 6 am and one around 1pm,  they are still in the bator drying off!(if they could have only...

you got me curious.   went on amazon.com and they have used/new paperbacks starting at a penny   plus shipping of coursecant wait to read it 

hello,i am only on my fourth batch of hatching eggs!problem is  i have 2 bators going (some on day 18 some on day 14)i went to fill/set the bator for the last 3 days,  no turning high humidity and i placed the eggs on paper...