From egg to chick!

[ElfenLied89]

Pictures of the babies Had to refill their water with warm water as it had ice in it this morning! It usually doesn't get below freezing much, but I guess it did last night even though the low was 36. They acted like they were dying of thirst. (Lies bc they had a full water bucket yesterday afternoon and it was still a quarter full this morning. Spoiled babies...)

You can see my roo, Snape, circling the pen. What you can't tell is he is cooing at them the entire time.

 

[ElfenLied89]

Kithara

I don't see any signs of roo-ness on Lucky yet, so far she appears to be a pullet. Time will tell!

If not a roo (by the tail only) what kind of chicken breed is she mixed with bc that tail is fabulous!

 

[ElfenLied89]

Kithara

If not a roo (by the tail only) what kind of chicken breed is she mixed with bc that tail is fabulous!

And tail wise I am talking about Lucky. I shouldve said that. Lol.

 

[ElfenLied89]

Atropos (formerly known as Posey)

@2ndTink So is this baby a satin? Since she isn't fuzzy? Most the babies have a head feather that sticks up like my Olive Egger, Olivia Newton John.

 

[2ndTink]

Atropos (formerly known as Posey)

@2ndTink So is this baby a satin? Since she isn't fuzzy? Most the babies have a head feather that sticks up like my Olive Egger, Olivia Newton John.

I'm going to say a silkie mix, if she's a silkie mix she won't have as much of the silkie traits, like her beak looks too long and straight, we'll see how she develops, but she might be a 50/50 silkie mix. Whereas a satin should have the silkie structure but just have smooth feathers.

(I'm just starting to learn so I may be wrong!)

Either way she's at least part silkie which is AWESOME!

 

[ElfenLied89]

I'm going to say a silkie mix, if she's a silkie mix she won't have as much of the silkie traits, like her beak looks too long and straight, we'll see how she develops, but she might be a 50/50 silkie mix. Whereas a satin should have the silkie structure but just have smooth feathers.

(I'm just starting to learn so I may be wrong!)

Either way she's at least part silkie which is AWESOME!

Definitely part silkie. That dark skin and beak and the five toes. If she stays a she, then she gets to stay. Same for Dolly, Nico, and possibly a couple others. I currently have 20 chickens. I wanted 10 max. I will want more in the spring, so I need to sell a few babies.

 

[2ndTink]

Definitely part silkie. That dark skin and beak and the five toes. If she stays a she, then she gets to stay. Same for Dolly, Nico, and possibly a couple others. I currently have 20 chickens. I wanted 10 max. I will want more in the spring, so I need to sell a few babies.

I wanted 8 max and I have 50 something and I think it will be over 60 once the wilkies hatch

PS - don't leak the number to the hubby it's safer when I just don't count so I can honestly say "I'm not sure" when he asks...

 

[tlcmurphy]

Hint: since many of them look the same, just tell hubby, “No Dear, you already counted that one!”

 

[fluffycrow]

Orrrrr, get serama, which count for one fourth of a chicken

 

[TwoCrows]