Hi! My husband and I incubated eggs for the first time this month and we hatched 14/22 viable eggs for 63% success. The other 7 developed but didn't make it.
5 Ameraucana, 3 Speckled Sussex, 2 Welsummer, 2 Barnevelder, and 2 Jersey Giant/Wyandotte cross.
We learned a lot from the experience and...
Thanks so much! I'm very happy with how nice they all look :)
Oh my goodness, they are so cute 😭❤️ Especially that little frizzle. Thanks you for sharing pics, I love them all!
I'm thinking so as well, thank you for commenting!
Thank you! I was looking at what pics I could find of silkie x Polish and they looked different (generally) than my 3 which made me suspect maybe D'uccle instead. Either way they're pretty and have good temperments so that's what matters :) I...
Thank you so much! Unfortunately I'm in Canada and also completely in love with Skrunkles, so even if he is a he, I'll be keeping him 😊 he is a sweet little bird. Not even a week into having the flock he jumped up onto my knee and then shoulder and snuggled in, and I knew I was done for!
Thank...
Thank you for your thoughts! I think Skrunkles is too, he/she has a much larger comb than the other two silkie types and is similar to a silkie roo that I had for a little bit.
Thank you! I'm very happy with how they're maturing, I love how silly the silkie types look and how refined the smooth...
Thank you, I've been pretty sure I was right on Lemon. The well developed comb and something about his head shape was signaling to me. Hopefully I'm wrong about Skrunkles, I'd love to be able to keep them all!
Hi everyone :)
I bought these 6 little cuties from a private flock in February. They're approx 8-10 weeks old. They wrre sold to me as Silkies and Polishes, but all of them are Silkie/Silkie x (all have an extra toe, black skin, feathered feet). I think the smooth feathered babies may be...