Me, too....ordered chicks last year in case my incubation didn't go well...didn't want to disappoint the grandkids...so of course ordered 16 chicks to be delivered on hatch day and 24 out of 25 eggs hatched successfully! Chicken math is a real thing!
I ordered 3 this year. 2 have the regular feahering but this gal has to have silky in her! 7 Weeks old now.. super fluffy behind, too. will need to get better pcs as she grows.
I have about 10 different breeds and my Ancona's are absolutely the biggest talkers! My top hen is called Chatty Kathy because she will not stop talking!
I was going to put the silkies in with the adult Polish at one point. that is why I have the second pen. As long as they can grow up with the larger fowl, I will have time to make it work with the polish...introductions, etc. This is good news!
Hello--I purchased some silkie eggs (15) from a local breeder. In the same incubator, I had 10 BYM. Out of these eggs, one silkie hatched and 7 of the BYM.
After candling on day 8, I knew the silkies were mostly unfertilized (so aggravating!).
But I still had hope for 4.
My issue is how do I...