Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long! - Page 245

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Originally Posted by java girl 2 

the showgirls are part silkies and part naked neck. the silkies are bantems and the naked neck are both in the full size and bantam size.  it looks like the breeder used the the bantam size for both breeds.   the silkies are small to begin with, I know because I had the silkies and HATED THEM!!!!!
 

 

Looks like my thought process was slightly behind yours. Thanks for verifying me.

I have a banty outside that holds her own with the rest of the large fowl flock, I'm hoping these can integrate in too or I'm going to have basement chickens. 

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Originally Posted by superchemicalgirl 

 

Looks like my thought process was slightly behind yours. Thanks for verifying me.

 

I have a banty outside that holds her own with the rest of the large fowl flock, I'm hoping these can integrate in too or I'm going to have basement chickens. 

 

 

No problem thats why we are here !!!!      the silkies I had held there own
 

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Originally Posted by Razadia 

Caught up and marking my spot. I feel a lot better today. Curiosity got the best of me last night and I candled my eggs. All 10 are developing!!!! 

Congrats!  Good luck with your hatch!

I was so worried that they wouldn't develop after being unplugged for who knows how long. Next week I hope to move our newest hen (the one that showed up in the yard) out with the RIRs. She had leg mites but the scales on her feet still don't look normal. I need to move her so that the chicks from my last hatch can go in the cage we have her in and I can clean out the brooder. 

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Originally Posted by superchemicalgirl 

Anyone familiar with showgirls? Are they supposed to be super small?

 

This is PigPen, who was born during Mahonri's New Years Hatch... so (s)he's 8 weeks old. She's the same age as her litter mates, the speckled sussex. It's like the showgirls just aren't growing anymore. They're on 22% protein crumbles.

 

On my hand:

 

 

In the brooder with the SS giants

 

 

In a box with a fox(y speckled sussex)

 

 

I'm actually thinking about just putting the SS out in the coop (I was hoping to keep them a family) and put these guys in with my two week olds. Any thoughts?

 

 

Pigpen is so cute!!!!!  They are about the size of a Silkie.
 

I'm all set! Can we start yet? Oh wait... no.. still have chicks in the brooders. :P

I am hoping to set some of superRx's EE/NN, some chanteclers and australorps and my o so wonderful mutts. Numbers to be determined!

My NYD hatch chicks and valentine's chicks are doing great! Isn't addiction fun? =)

Oh, and super RX - love that showgirl. I had one once but had to sell him/her because I had to get rid of the rest of the silkies. Just too much work!

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Originally Posted by AK Michelle 

HOUSTON, WE HAVE LIFT-OFF!!!
3 of the Icelandic girls made use of the new nest boxes.

How could they resist those beautiful new nests?!!! 
 

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Originally Posted by superchemicalgirl 

Thanks for the well wishes, guys. Now that I've gotten some Chloraseptic throat drops, ibuprofen and Imodium into me, I feel like a new woman.

 

Got some eggs mailed out today and I'll get to the brooders in just a bit.

 

 

I'm glad you're feeling better Super!  Better living through chemistry..........
 

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Originally Posted by Razadia 

Caught up and marking my spot. I feel a lot better today. Curiosity got the best of me last night and I candled my eggs. All 10 are developing!!!! 

Raz, Yay, on the developing eggs!!  I just had 5 out of 6 hatch under a first time broody! 

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Originally Posted by superchemicalgirl 

Anyone familiar with showgirls? Are they supposed to be super small?

 

This is PigPen,

 

 

 

In a box with a fox(y speckled sussex)

 

Pig Pen is adorable! Such a skinny neck and big eyes...... I hope it's a girl so you can keep her!!  Love the Dr. Seuss reference too!

I was trying to keep my boys from knowing about silkies and showgirls. THey will now be begging me for a silkie.  I  have to draw the line somewhere but I can still enjoy looking at he cuties.

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