How do you tell if they have a vaulted skull? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Also what are major faults I should consider culling for? I'll sell the ones as pets that aren't the best. These are a few things I think I should be looking for as faults in the babies:
1. Missing toe nail
2. No...
I had picked up 8 chicks from a lady near me who had them advertised on craigslist. When I went to pick them up she lived on a culdesac in a seriously upscale neighborhood. She said they had got eggs off of eBay to hatch as a project for the kids and then found out they couldn't keep them. I had...
I'm up to 12 now. Unfortunately I have the flu so my wonderful husband is playing caretaker for us all. I will post some pics in a few minutes. Seems like I have quite the array of colors, although I have no clue what to call them.
I have 2 set up and ready to go. I plan to keep some and sell some. I'm most excited about the hatching to see what colors I get. I'm still not positive what color to call the ones I have so it will be interesting!
I wish I had caught this thread earlier! I'm in lockdown with 40 silkie eggs in the bator. I had my prize roo taken so I decided to put a whole load of eggs I had in the fridge for over a month to try and get some chicks from him. Out of 52 I only discarded 12 non viable or unfertile eggs! Hatch...