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My favorite as far as looks and personality are silkies, but I have not had the best luck with them, they're so defenseless. And my weather is hot summers and cold winters. I'm really wanting to try and get some American Bresse next year.

Honestly everything, but the biggest reason for me is that they get me outside, in the fresh air and sunshine. They have been such a blessing and help so much with my depression.

Looks like a cockerel to me. If you look at the comb you can see 3 distinct rows, pullets only have 1 row.

I would says cockerel going off the comb, cockerels will have 3 raised rows and pullets only have 1.

Oh and if anyone remembers me being nervous about my EE x silkie crosses maybe being straight EEs.... All 5 are indeed crosses complete with feathered feet and extra toes. I cannot wait to see how these cuties look grown up.

It is officially day 22 now and we have 8 babies. 2 EE eggs never pipped and are still in the incubator for another 24 hours just in case.

I will post pictures once everyone is fluffed up and moved to the brooder.

I have a white silkie roo and a rainbow of EE hens, so I will just have to wait and see what colors I end up.

6 out of 10 have hatched so far. And it looks like I did get at least 2 EE x silkie crosses so far. Black feathered feet with extra toes are kind of a dead giveaway. Haha. (Also I may have been up until nearly 2 am watching one hatch.)

We have 2 chicks hatched!!! I'm so happy. Yay!

The hens they are from are all almost a year old, but the silkies have only been laying for a few months. They weren't refrigerated or anything, stored on the counter for just a couple days before going in the incubator.

They were not shipped eggs, just gathered from my own flock.

We have a second pip! Also not at at the air cell. 😬 Any suggestions as to why they are pipping the wrong spot? Or what to do different for my next hatch so that doesn't happen?

I tried uploading a video but it said the file format isn't supported. But it's doing good, hasn't made much more progress, but we see the beak and hear cheeps!