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  1. SilkieStepHen

    Pullet w/ prolapsed vent!! Egg bound?!

    Hi all! I know that the answers are here in the forums somewhere, I just can't wrap my head around reading right now (lack of sleep, probably) and I know that some of y'all have had to deal with this issue, I just need some advice. And comforting. And tequila... Let me start on Sunday...
  2. SilkieStepHen

    Help with buff Orpingtons - sexing

    Hi all! This is probably for the more experienced breeders of Orpingtons out there, but here it goes anyway :) I have some 3 week olds, I know that sexing is better on older chicks, but I'll feel bad if my girls have boy names and boys have girl names, LOL! both are from the same clutch...
  3. SilkieStepHen

    Bantam eggs ... how long?

    Hi all! As you can see by my avatar, I'm new to BYC and new to chickens in general. This is my second hatch - first was a disaster (4 silkie eggs, 2 marans eggs - only 1 hatchling, Ava, my silkie baby) due to shipped eggs, but that's a story for another time ... My question is this: do bantam...
  4. SilkieStepHen

    Day 5 CRACKED egg :( HELP!!!

    So, I was candling my 5 day-along Silkies, and I hit one with the flashlight. It was hard enough that a pencil eraser size of the shell fell off just below the air sac. The membrane is still intact and there was no bleeding or any leakage. I want to put wax over it, but with the membrane...
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