Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[Poodlemum]

Let’s all cross our fingers for little one, mama abandoned the last egg and I was so sure it was dead It’s been such a busy week and I had a horrible migraine, so I forgot to check on the pipped egg later this afternoon. Tucked everyone in and saw it hadn’t hatched, grabbed it and the other eggs to candle. It was cold and the beak felt stiff when I touched it. They weren’t good, so I chucked them in the field and took this one in to see who laid it. As I was holding it out to my husband to see, the beak moved! Warmed up the incubator asap, cleared the membrane from the face, the shell was crumbling away. I stopped when I saw blood and put it in the nicu. It’s unfolded enough to see five fuzzy toes and is peeping away, hopefully we have a fluffy baby ready to go back to mom in the morning I feel awful about leaving it alone all afternoon!

 

[CSolis]

Let’s all cross our fingers for little one, mama abandoned the last egg and I was so sure it was dead It’s been such a busy week and I had a horrible migraine, so I forgot to check on the pipped egg later this afternoon. Tucked everyone in and saw it hadn’t hatched, grabbed it and the other eggs to candle. It was cold and the beak felt stiff when I touched it. They weren’t good, so I chucked them in the field and took this one in to see who laid it. As I was holding it out to my husband to see, the beak moved! Warmed up the incubator asap, cleared the membrane from the face, the shell was crumbling away. I stopped when I saw blood and put it in the nicu. It’s unfolded enough to see five fuzzy toes and is peeping away, hopefully we have a fluffy baby ready to go back to mom in the morning I feel awful about leaving it alone all afternoon!

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I had the same happen to a few eggs only momma wasn't abandoning her babies, another hen was pitching her out of the nest to lay an egg and some got crushed, one had the top nearly knocked off.. I brought the later one in and put it in the backup incubator swaddled so it wouldn't roll around. It the little red baby in the bunch.. The little goldie pie got knocked out of the nest. The other 4 are from 6 silkie eggs that were hatching at the same time. (I line my plastic brooder tubes with empty feed bags before putting down shavings.. It really helps out)

 

[CSolis]

Well I'll be darned.. Hatching chicks is like a box of chocolates... Never know what you are going to get. Top Gun is a splash, and Blue Bonnet is blue.. 6 chicks, 3 blue, and 3 partridge? What I thought were going to be splash babies have faint stripe like chipmonks.. The other may be a silver partridge..time will tell.

 

[Elliemae1984]

Well, I put 5 eggs under my first time broody and came out to find her with 6 this morning. Turns out it’s true when they say silkies are so broody they’ll steal other eggs!

 

[Poodlemum]

Boots and hobble should help right? It’s pretty sticky as well, with a bit of a gunky umbilical attachment

 

[chickengr]

Well, I put 5 eggs under my first time broody and came out to find her with 6 this morning. Turns out it’s true when they say silkies are so broody they’ll steal other eggs!

maybe she laid another egg. it does happen.

 

[chickengr]

Boots and hobble should help right? It’s pretty sticky as well, with a bit of a gunky umbilical attachment

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I have one like that. I gave all of them sesame seeds and day 3 the little one got up on her feet and walked fairly well.

 

[Hinotori]

Boots and hobble should help right? It’s pretty sticky as well, with a bit of a gunky umbilical attachment

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Yes boots and hobble for a day or 2. They fix fast when newly hatched.

 

[Elliemae1984]

maybe she laid another egg. it does happen.

Oh really?! I didn’t know that! Thanks!

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Oh all the chicks are so cute!