Hatched 4 days ago, mum is a frizzle cochin and dad a silkie. All 3 chicks are different colours?! Is it too early to tell if they will be frizzle yet?
Hi, it's been a while since I hatched my flock in the incubator (2years old now). So we decided to let our broody golden top sit on 3 eggs (frizzle mum, silkies dad). I'm wondering why all 3 chicks are very different colours, sorry if silly question! They hatched 4 days ago and I've got one more...
Hello, I had 5 chicks last summer so they are now around 8 months old. One of the hens has been sitting on her eggs for 12 days so I had a look with a light to see if anything inside. There's an air sac but no veining or sign of an eye, just a dark blob floating at the top. Why is there no...
Hi, not sure if I'm posting in the correct place! I have a 10 week old Silkie with a bad attitude. I'm guessing it's a roo because as soon as I put my hand in to feed them or get one of the others out it starts to attack my hand. It struts around and has no fear. It's in with my 13 week old...
Hi, my name's Lucy and I live in a little village in the Midlands, UK. I had the crazy idea a few months ago of hatching chics. I bought a cheap incubator off eBay and a friend gave me 5 Silkie eggs. Only 2 hatched. I tried to hatch a further 3 and 1 hatched. It looked lonely so I bought 2 more...
Hi, I'm very new to this so have no idea what sex this frizzle is . I have hatched 3 silkies and 2 other chicks I got from a local breeder. One is a frizzle, very small friendly little fluff ball .I'm guessing pullet but it's just a guess, any clue?