silkie eggs

  1. CrazyCluckinJones

    Development of Silkie Eggs - HELP!

    So I recently acquired some silkie eggs, the owner was unsure of how long they had been laid. Out of the dozen, 4 have obviously started developing [there are veins and dark areas and possibly an eye call] (I can post pictures tonight, as my house is bright!) and I'm wondering if there is any...
  2. Leaguinea

    Looking for: Silky Pair - SARNIA, ONT, CANADA

    I am looking for a pair of Silkies or even possibly some fertile (silky) eggs that I can hatch
  3. shelby hayden

    Help silkie egg has pin sized hole is it a pip or not?

    Hi, I am new to silkie eggs this egg is at day 22 and I just noticed a pin sized hole like microscopic level. I do not know if this was there before and if it is a attempt on a pip or not. How small can they be? My humidity has been steady at 65-70 since day 18 and heat is 99-100. I'm not for...
  4. MrsChicky55

    Black Silkie Combs and other silkie standards for newbies

    I've got some Silkie/satin/frizzle eggs in my incubator right now from a well known breeder. She has beautiful birds! I'd like to show them with my 4-H'er. I don't know too much about the breeding standard, but the one major flaw that I've noticed in her pics are some red/pink combs. I was...
  5. MrsChicky55

    High Humidity Please Help

    I purchased some silkie/satin eggs that were shipped to me. They've been in the incubator for 6 days now. This is my first time hatching chicks so I went ahead and added some water for humidity but the humidity in the incubator has been 60-70%. I wiped the moisture from the windows of the...
  6. Smuvers Farm

    Silkies for Meat or What?

    A local breeder of silkies is holding off hatching a batch of fertilized eggs, and has offered some to me to put under my emo Asia Black, Xena. As we aren't set up to keep silkies as pets (DH thinks they are *butt ugly*), we have 2-3 possibilities: 1. Sell the chicks once they hatch to others...
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