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3/5/12 at 5:39am

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Beautiful!! Did you make them - or buy them?

I bought the eggs from Geri Godina - this is my second batch from her :)

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3/5/12 at 5:44am

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ScaredOfShadows the chicks in your pictures are just gorgeous. Sure hope they grow up nicely. Wish that I could have such a successful hatch especially from shipped eggs. How far did the eggs need to travel and were they shipped or picked up ?

They were shipped, and traveled from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. Both my batches from the same breeder did exceptionally well. 8/10 first hatch 10/14 second hatch.

I have had eggs from West Coast do really well before. It all just depends on how well they are packed, how the PO handles them, if they are X-rayed or not, etc etc.

I had eggs from South Carolina (one state away) that did poorly, alot of loose aircells - PO was not nice to that box must have gotten X-rayed or shook up alot.

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3/5/12 at 6:04am

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Here's a pic of my Partridge boy from this weekends show!!

☆.¸¸.´¯`»✿. . .❤ Mother of 2 Wonderful Daughters and 3 Beautiful Grandchildren.. ☆.¸¸.´¯`»✿. . .❤
☆.¸¸.✿. . .❤Silkies,Cochins,Black Copper Marans, Turkeys, Lamanchas & Nigerian Dwarfs ☆.¸¸.✿. . .❤

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3/5/12 at 6:26am

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very handsome!

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Partridge Silkies

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3/5/12 at 7:09am

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Here's a pic of my Partridge boy from this weekends show!!

He's gorgeous!! Congrats on winning BV!

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3/5/12 at 8:14am

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He is really a great looking bird! Nice crest! I think he needs a couple of silkie hens! :)

I agree! Very nice guy!!

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3/5/12 at 8:16am

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Is it normal for black Silkies to have a lot of white/gray on them as week old babies? It's mainly on their bellies and feet. Will this grow out or is it a hatchery thing?

Yes, this is normal.

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3/5/12 at 8:17am

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Originally Posted by Freckle Face Farm

Here's a pic of my Partridge boy from this weekends show!!

Very nice guy!! Congratulations!!

Twin Oaks Ranch Silkies I can't believe those little Silkies grabbed my heart!
I have a wonderful DH who's a silkie enabler!
Member of American Silkie Bantam Club!

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3/5/12 at 8:33am

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actually no these guys are from Geri Godina - shipped eggs 10 of 14 hatched so I can NOT complain at all, and they are AMAZING! 2 of my partridge girls are on eggs and the other is still not laying even though her 1 chick is 5 weeks old *sigh* so I am not getting any of my own partridge eggs right now, do have 2 of Jonah's kids in the brooder though.

Awww, the silkie trials! But what a great hatch!! I have Catdance eggs in the bator right now and so far it's going well. No loose air cells. My last shipment from Michigan was really well packed but all air cells were loose and none hatched.

Twin Oaks Ranch Silkies I can't believe those little Silkies grabbed my heart!
I have a wonderful DH who's a silkie enabler!
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3/5/12 at 8:36am

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Beautiful bird! Congrats!

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Very nice guy!! Congratulations!!

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