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Ok, the lady that gave me the chicken called me back and told me its a D'uccle Silkie mix. Mystery solved. Thx for the assistance!

The person that gave me the hen claimed to show them. She told me the name then but I cant recall it. I I remember it sounding sort of french lol. Could be off tho as its been awhile.

I just read up on whatever info I could find on this site about letting hens hatch their own eggs. I still have a couple questions... 1. If the nesting box that the eggs were hatched in is about 8-10 inches off the ground (attached to the wall) is that going to pose a problem? Should I worry...

StephensonC, how is your double yolker doing?

5 of the remaining 6 eggs hatched. Attached is a pic of the chicks five days old.

Since then we have gained another rooster which I thought was a hen until a week ago when I noticed it crowing. Actually I thought Junior was a hen too. Both of them were only about 8 weeks old when I acquired them. But this pic is our newest rooster which I named "Big Red". Like I said I...

Well I'm sorry to say that the double yolk egg hasn't had any development or movement in the past 3 days. Its still a semi liquid form inside. All other six eggs look like completely formed chickens and very active when candled. It stopped developing for one reason or another. Mother Nature had...

It doesnt look like this site has ability for video uploads.

Hopefully its a double yolk. When I candled it before placing it in the incubator we saw two dark areas. My wife and i were both confident it was a double. When I candle it now its impossible to tell.

Ok the incubator is on day 11. All seven eggs are alive and kicking when candled. Here are some pics of the double yoke egg. Hopefully a video as well if I can get it to upload.[/IMG]

Ive read some of the threads about 1 in a billion chance. Im going to try anyway. The incubator is currently on day 18. The egg is so big its having difficulty spinning in the Mini Advance Brinsea. Ive been turning it by hand from time to time. I have been candling and all 7 eggs appear to be...