Cuuuuute! I love little Silkie chicks, they are truly adorable.
I underestimated this hatch. I have 55 in the brooder with 15 still in the incubator. Yup, that's 70 chicks out of 90 - and on a test run with a bunch of unproven eggs! I am pleased as punch. The chicks are absolutely gorgeous, fat, bouncy, and constantly peeping. We have 14 Turkens and something like 20 Easter Eggers! A few Turkens even came from blue or green eggs; don't ask me how that happened, as the lady who sold me them said the Turkens laid brown and she didn't have a Turken rooster. Looks like someone's mutt genetics are rearing their naked heads!
So I'd like to solicit guesses as to what these chicks are going to look like as adults. There are white, red, black and chipmunk chicks, but then there are some others that are a little more unusual. I don't mind telling you, I wish I had a grow-out coop to keep these guys in for a few months to see what they turn out like!
55 chicks in a brooder ... They look crowded, but I had to get them to fan out to take the picture. They are constantly asleep in a great big heap of chicks! Tomorrow I'm going to set up another brooder to give them some more room.
A sampling of colors! What do you make of that pale red chipmunk striping? Weird, huh?
The Turkens! Check out that white one with the stripes.
And now, a series of pics of my favorite-so-far, who has named herself Cinnamon ...
