Hiya! I'm excited to announce that my dear silkie hen Malf has successfully hatched four beautiful chicks. The father is a young Chabo (Japanese Bantam) roo we call Solaire. The little crosses all appear healthy and happy, but I had a question. The first three eggs all hatched right on time, all...
My nerd birds!!:
Penelope: A Cayuga Duck hen, bit of a fraidy cat but she really is a sweetheart
Persephone: another Cayuga hen, shes a bold little baby, definitely the leader!
Patrick: Sort of timid, my crested Cayuga drake
Barbra: Sweet little hen, don't actually know her breed. very smart...
Update, i just candled the first 6 eggs today and theyre all dead :"( two never developed, 3 had the little blood rings and one was cracked and didnt develop (all of these the yolk moved around in the shell). There was a 7th but its only been in for a day and when i turned it the yolk did not...
Penny is definitely secure, im not taking any chances and were in the process of renovating a new coop for them (both Penny and my brothers chickens) so quite soon they will have a very secure and safe run to avoid future attacks.