Debbie's Silkies

[TwoCrows]

Today I sold the 9 from last week I was growing out for a gal. She brought with the NN I sold her about 6 months ago with 5 others. He was pretty cool actually!

Also sold 6 of the new ones to sort of a newbie. She friended me on FB so I can see her setups and give her any advice. She toured my coop, temp coops, asked lots of questions and took pictures. It's awesome to be able to help someone getting started.

That's fabulous Debbie!

 

[2ndTink]

Today I sold the 9 from last week I was growing out for a gal. She brought with the NN I sold her about 6 months ago with 5 others. He was pretty cool actually!

Also sold 6 of the new ones to sort of a newbie. She friended me on FB so I can see her setups and give her any advice. She toured my coop, temp coops, asked lots of questions and took pictures. It's awesome to be able to help someone getting started.

Lol, those NN are growing on you!

Yay, mentoring the next "generation" of crazy chicken people! Nice

 

[Debbie292d]

Here are the only chicks I have for sale right now. These are the remaining 9 of 17 that hatched 3/30. This just does not get old. Dang they're so darn cute! I wish we had room for more coops!

Another month or two on the 10 (cuckoos and Odoban chicks) as they're now nearing 3 months old, then I'll figure out what's staying for next year's breeding projects.

One brooder is now empty except for these. The other has just 5 cuckoos, 1 NN paint, and 1 NN beige, so maybe it'll go buff? So roomy now in those brooders lol. I'll grow these out too and keep a couple of pullets. Yes, I'm keeping the NN's if they are pullets.

 

[GreenJay]

they're soooooo cute!

 

[N F C]

Here are the only chicks I have for sale right now. These are the remaining 9 of 17 that hatched 3/30. This just does not get old. Dang they're so darn cute! I wish we had room for more coops!

Another month or two on the 10 (cuckoos and Odoban chicks) as they're now nearing 3 months old, then I'll figure out what's staying for next year's breeding projects.

One brooder is now empty except for these. The other has just 5 cuckoos, 1 NN paint, and 1 NN beige, so maybe it'll go buff? So roomy now in those brooders lol. I'll grow these out too and keep a couple of pullets. Yes, I'm keeping the NN's if they are pullets.


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Adorable Deb

I'm glad you're keeping the NN if they're pullets (I'm a NN fan)!

 

[2ndTink]

Here are the only chicks I have for sale right now. These are the remaining 9 of 17 that hatched 3/30. This just does not get old. Dang they're so darn cute! I wish we had room for more coops!

Another month or two on the 10 (cuckoos and Odoban chicks) as they're now nearing 3 months old, then I'll figure out what's staying for next year's breeding projects.

One brooder is now empty except for these. The other has just 5 cuckoos, 1 NN paint, and 1 NN beige, so maybe it'll go buff? So roomy now in those brooders lol. I'll grow these out too and keep a couple of pullets. Yes, I'm keeping the NN's if they are pullets.


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your chicks are SO cute! . Silkies never disappoint

 

[TwoCrows]

Here are the only chicks I have for sale right now. These are the remaining 9 of 17 that hatched 3/30. This just does not get old. Dang they're so darn cute! I wish we had room for more coops!

Another month or two on the 10 (cuckoos and Odoban chicks) as they're now nearing 3 months old, then I'll figure out what's staying for next year's breeding projects.

One brooder is now empty except for these. The other has just 5 cuckoos, 1 NN paint, and 1 NN beige, so maybe it'll go buff? So roomy now in those brooders lol. I'll grow these out too and keep a couple of pullets. Yes, I'm keeping the NN's if they are pullets.


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Now this is a basket of cuteness!!

 

[Debbie292d]

This is so strange.

I have 22 eggs that are due the 12th. I just candled, set 5 aside to be trashed, and put 17 eggs in the other Brinsea ready for hatching. Three were clear (I must not have candled these before, doh!) and the other two appear to have died along the way.

Wait!

I recandled one I was going to toss and it was moving a ton! It has large air cells on both ends so I thought it had died. I have two like that so put them both in the incubator. I never saw the 2nd one move at all, but put it in there anyway.

Once again, I have one with the air cell on its side too, so marked that one well and will break that one out after all the others hatch if it doesn't hatch itself.

So, now it's 19 eggs in lockdown, 3 with strange air cell issues. I have no idea why suddenly I'm getting these weird air cells the last two hatches.

16 - perfectly normal
2 - have air cells on both ends
1 - air cell is on the side

I question the ones with air cells on both ends as how are those chicks going to have enough oxygen? I can't really find much about it.

Edit: I just found one thread sort of related, it was about ducks. The person put the duck down though as it had some neck issue due to being between two air sacs. Someone else on another thread said in the last four days their split air sacs merged. Well, there are four days to go on these so maybe they'll be okay!

 

[janiedoe]

This is so strange.

I have 22 eggs that are due the 12th. I just candled, set 5 aside to be trashed, and put 17 eggs in the other Brinsea ready for hatching. Three were clear (I must not have candled these before, doh!) and the other two appear to have died along the way.

Wait!

I recandled one I was going to toss and it was moving a ton! It has large air cells on both ends so I thought it had died. I have two like that so put them both in the incubator. I never saw the 2nd one move at all, but put it in there anyway.

Once again, I have one with the air cell on its side too, so marked that one well and will break that one out after all the others hatch if it doesn't hatch itself.

So, now it's 19 eggs in lockdown, 3 with strange air cell issues. I have no idea why suddenly I'm getting these weird air cells the last two hatches.

16 - perfectly normal
2 - have air cells on both ends
1 - air cell is on the side

I question the ones with air cells on both ends as how are those chicks going to have enough oxygen? I can't really find much about it.

Edit: I just found one thread sort of related, it was about ducks. The person put the duck down though as it had some neck issue due to being between two air sacs. Someone else on another thread said in the last four days their split air sacs merged. Well, there are four days to go on these so maybe they'll be okay!

Good luck to these babies!

 

[Debbie292d]

Good luck to these babies!

Thank you! I can't wait. It's so exciting!