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Asking for friend. Her silky hen goes broody now. She is looking for some hatching eggs. I guess it doesn't matter what breed. If you have some for sale in South bay, please let me know. Thank you!

Guys, thank you for the information, I finally got chicks hatched. Totally 9 out of how many I don't remember exactly, but I do got chicks yah! The auto tuning wasn't working for the first week,so some eggs were developed in half only, probably that's reason for half of failure. The hatched...

My chicken coop is located in the corner of the backyard, surrounded by fence and chicken wires. There is a big orange tree in the middle, which gives good shade during hot seasons. The chicken feeder is right under the tree. Few days ago, I went outside during the night. I heard some noises...

Thank you chiques chicks for the tips! This is my 2nd hatching experience. During the first hatching, I got 3 chicks with curved legs out of 8 silkies. Thought it might related to unstable temperature. So this time, I put more thermometers to monitor. I do read different temperatures with the...

Thank yo! Hatching started...

Thank you all for the inputs. They are all very valuable for me to make decision. I guess I will do more researches, and see how it goes... Have a great weekend!

Hi, there! Can anybody describe your experience of raising ducks in backyard? I really likes duck eggs thinking of raising 2 ducks in backyard for eggs. But I am in residential area, not sure how much noise that ducks will bring in. I already feel guilty for my chicken's egg songs, they start...

Hi, I have Janeol24 incubator. I am wondering if it is Forced-air incubator or stilled-air incubator. I read some hatching notes, for chicken eggs, set 100 degree for a forced-air incubator. For still-air incubators, add 2-3 degrees F. Thus wanted to know. Thanks,

Hi, Dawn, Thanks for the response. By browsing forum history, your marrans seem given very good feedback. I will contact you when I get chance travel north. I am looking forward to get some eggs from you someday.

Thanks Deborah, I will ping you in PM.

Jubilees from cream legbar and marans? maybe I need some education on how that happened, is Jubilee mixed breed? Maybe you can PM me for details.. if works, I can come during the long weekend. My silkies go breed about every few months. So I may need eggs every few months or so. :)

Hi, there, I am a new backyard chicken lover. I am very glad to find this Bay area thread. I have a silkie that just went broody. I figured that it is a lot easier for a mother hen to bring up chicks than I do. So I am trying to get some hatching eggs for her. With a few researches and...

Hi, Since yesterday, I noticed one of the silkies opened her mouth widely and shake her head frequently. Now a couple of those are doing the same. If open her mouth, it is very wet inside. They still eat fine and seems energetic as usual. I kind of remember seeing this symptom few weeks ago on...

I have 4 chicks at 9-10 weeks old ( 2 whites, 1 splash, 1 sizzle) Could you help to identify if they are roo or hen? Thanks a lot! 1) all 4 2) splash ( blue? ) 3) Sizzle and white with gray crest 4)left is the white with gray crest, right is the white with purple crest 5) white...

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Hello, I am new for hatching, I plan to have my silkies hatch if possible. Now I have 2 silkie hens and 1 silkie rooster, along with a couple of bigger laying hens like RIR etc. I checked the egg according to one of the thread, it seems to be fertilized. I can see the bull eye dot after open...