HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long 2016 w/ Hosts, Mike, Sally & BantyChooks

[AmandaVirginia]

Calling all Silkie experts!

My 10 week old! A male or female?

Thanks in advance everyone!

 

[Mylied]

Calling all Silkie experts!

My 10 week old! A male or female?

Thanks in advance everyone!

I'm no expert, but it looks female to me. My rooster has crazy hair on his head. He's a showgirl, but they show the same streamers, from what I can tell.

Edited to add a pic of my rooster at 2 months. He had more comb development than the girls, but he doesn't exactly have the walnut comb that is traditional.


And here he's almost 4 months old:


Edited again, because I change my mind if the comb is turning red. It kind of looks reddish in the picture. If it has color to it, then I say rooster.

 

[wornoutmomto3]

Hello everyone. I've been offline for a while; had my final exams for college, and preparations for Hurricane Matthew. Well, I have good news. The storm passed by my area of Florida with very little damage and only lost power for about 5 minutes.

Had a hen go broody a week or so before the storm was to come through. So, I gave her six ducklings (3 khaki campbell, 3 muscovy). She and her brood weathered the storm in the house.

Also, DS's FFA chicks hatched in the midst of the storm. And some are still hatching.
Current numbers:
2 Millie Fleur d'Uccle set and hatched
7 Salmon Faverolle set, 4 hatched, 1 pipped, 2 questionable

 

[FaerieChicken]

awwwe all the cute lil fluff balls! <3

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello everyone. I've been offline for a while; had my final exams for college, and preparations for Hurricane Matthew. Well, I have good news. The storm passed by my area of Florida with very little damage and only lost power for about 5 minutes.

Had a hen go broody a week or so before the storm was to come through. So, I gave her six ducklings (3 khaki campbell, 3 muscovy). She and her brood weathered the storm in the house.



Also, DS's FFA chicks hatched in the midst of the storm. And some are still hatching.
Current numbers:
2 Millie Fleur d'Uccle set and hatched
7 Salmon Faverolle set, 4 hatched, 1 pipped, 2 questionable

I am glad that you are ok. I was wondering how the chickens on the east coast were fairing from that hurricane over there. Nice chicks!

 

[henny1129]

Hello everyone. I've been offline for a while; had my final exams for college, and preparations for Hurricane Matthew. Well, I have good news. The storm passed by my area of Florida with very little damage and only lost power for about 5 minutes.

Had a hen go broody a week or so before the storm was to come through. So, I gave her six ducklings (3 khaki campbell, 3 muscovy). She and her brood weathered the storm in the house.

Also, DS's FFA chicks hatched in the midst of the storm. And some are still hatching.
Current numbers:
2 Millie Fleur d'Uccle set and hatched
7 Salmon Faverolle set, 4 hatched, 1 pipped, 2 questionable

Adorable! Glad you were able to fair well through the storm.

 

[Mak24456]

Hi all! Joining in on the halloween hatch a long, got some silver laced wyandottes and olive eggers in the mail today, will be set tomorrow. They are going to be due for the weekend right before halloween

 

[lpatelski]

Lol so true and so freaking cute!!! Must keep us updated on that one for sure it's so unusual.

As requested...

Named after the storm...

here's...Mathew

DOH 10/01/2016

 

[Cynthia12]

Hello,
First time incubator here. Loved reading all the incubating and hatching posts here, but they just weakened my resolve to wait till this spring to try my luck, but I just couldn't let my new incubators just sit empty any longer! With any luck I'll get to see some new fuzzy butts in a few (long!) weeks!

 

[Saris]

As requested...

Named after the storm...

here's...Mathew

DOH 10/01/2016

He is unique, I wonder what causes that patching, please post updates as he feathers in!