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thanks for your post. i guess i am just overtired and such a newbie! I am all over the place with questions as if grasping will save the chick. just want to do all I can. I guess its my "first born over acheiver syndrom" lol again thank you

I hatched out two silkies on day 20 and the black cochin didnt come until day 21, that is with a lot of help from 2 very active silkies! i swear they weren't out of the shell 2 seconds and they were running around pecking everything in site! they went right for the water and food. all nite...

i just hatched out two silkies yesterday their parents are both pure white silkies one hatched out a light fluffy yellow and the other a little darker yellow I have one that is 3 weeks old and it is starting to come in with white feathers hope this helps

adorable chickie! I know what you mean. Getting used to "mother nature" taking its course is the hard part for me too. Good luck on the rest of your hatch!

i had two silkies hatch out yesterday on day 20. but had pipped on day 19 today on day 21 there is a cochin in there that got its head out but i swear the lil silkies were up all nite like little elves trying to help this cochin. they keep pestering it, pecking at it and pulling on the...

I hope and have to agree that it is broody! I have 8 cochins, bantys and standards and I have been "fighting" them on the broody mood all summer! On the good side, if you ever wanna hatch an egg under a hen, cochins make the best momma's. Its true, look under her for eggs. I have...

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just to prove i was only kiddin and i really dont think silkies are evil! (i got the joke i hatched out two more this morn! one at 6 am and one around 1pm, they are still in the bator drying off! (if they could have only been born on 8-8 like their other lonely brother or sister Hey...

you got me curious. went on amazon.com and they have used/new paperbacks starting at a penny plus shipping of course cant wait to read it

hello, i am only on my fourth batch of hatching eggs! problem is i have 2 bators going (some on day 18 some on day 14) i went to fill/set the bator for the last 3 days, no turning high humidity and i placed the eggs on paper towels. i went outside for an hour and when i came back in...

here is my lil white silkie that hatched on 8-8-8~ I HOPE HE/SHE WONT BE EVIL! his Dad is named Snowball and he is EVIL like PurpleChickens! By the way, I have been getting the biggest kick out of that thread! I love this thread too! thanks for the good time His sweet Momma's...

they are "MC cuties" (they could take over on Greys Anatomy) absolutey adorable and great pic!

poor lil thing. i am new at this and cant answer but I am sorry. i am going to watch this thread to see...........

i have a chicken coop on concrete! we live on the river where there is lots of predators. i love it, when i am out filling/changing there waterers everyday, i just hose it down. we "pitched" the concrete to run off the front and side down the hill where i have a compost pile. i posted a...

great pics! thanks for posting them i guess i am guilty of spending more time with hatching and broody and brooders! i am so new to all this and dove in feet first! i guess what they all have going for them is that i LOVE animals! thanks again wish i had been around for the...

i did forget to mention that she went "broody" about a week ago. she has been all curled up in the shavings on the floor about a week now. (she is a floor layer) so........maybe that will save her energy and help her get those feathers back! I will get her on some nutrients and more...

so what is your secret to taming them? lol i read that gardening with guineas book and reared them from a day old! tried to hold them every day, feed them treats (they love white millet) and spend time with them. they climb the walls like spiderman if i open the cage door to quick...

hi stormy, i am also in illinois and just got two pair of guineas (i really dont know what sex they are yet!) that were born on May 6 they are in there own run about 50 yards away from the chickens. they do sound the alarm when something is in the yard. (havent figured out those strange...

hi chickabone i live an hour south of chicago. office in joliet do you have a picture of the cochin? also, are the pullets cochins too? thanks cindy you can email me if you want to talk

i turn 3 times a day but never knew why till i found the answer and the light bulb went off. if you turn an even number of times, the last side it was on gets more time "overnite" if you are not getting up in the middle of the nite if you turn an odd number of times, ie/ x o x, the...