Hatching journey - my silkie babies

[LadiesAndJane]

Well, could be pretty much anything, though I requested extra lavender (self blue) and also wanted a paint one and a porcelain, so it will be a surprise as none of the eggs are marked! The breeder I got from has a huge outfit and they keep all their color pens separated. They usually send a mix of everything they have.
Good luck with the new ones coming!

 

[Mother of Chicks]

Update - I have 2 more hatched and the remaining 2 have externally pipped and are chirping and knocking in their shells Photos to follow later. Exhausted.

 

[Mother of Chicks]

I was told that the dark one was a blue splash/lavender and the light was blue/chocolate. Eggs were marked as such. Thoughts on chicken colour genetics here? Seems wrong to me

 

[Mother of Chicks]

Pics would help

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Pics would help

Congratulations on the 2 new littles! I think the one you are calling a splash lavender is what we call porcelain over here. (lavender and buff genetics, though do not breed true), the lighter colored one. Not sure about the other maybe blue or grey? I have not heard of the colors you describe, may be just different in the US. I will look again when they fluff up a bit more!
They are cute nonetheless! Hope you got some rest. I just culled 5 of my lavender ameraucana eggs, early quitters here at day 11 and one of my Marans, which was infertile, at day 15, too hard to tell earlier due to the dark shells.
Silkies though are going strong with 5 days to go!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Looking again, the darker one may be a partridge, only one I can think of that would have brown coloring.

 

[Kuekenkrazy]

Any updates on the May 19th hatch? Wishing you luck. I have some Cochins and cochin-silkie crosses about to begin hatching (one as already pipped).

Mine are all still in there shells I am a very impatient person and am just hoping they are still alive. I am resisting the urge to candle them

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Mine are all still in there shells I am a very impatient person and am just hoping they are still alive. I am resisting the urge to candle them

When is lockdown? So hard to be patient, I agree! Good luck!

 

[Offshoreorca]

Mine are all still in there shells I am a very impatient person and am just hoping they are still alive. I am resisting the urge to candle them

Patience is soooo hard when hatching. I have three Cochins out (well, there's one cochin silkie cross and two pure Cochins) and two more soon to hatch.

 

[Mother of Chicks]

Hi all!

4/4 hatched . Now I can breathe (some assisting was required)

OK, so the breeder labelled Miso's egg as chocolate/blue and Ume's as blue splash/lavender - any idea on the actual colour? (pretty sure Yakisoba and Temago are white as expected).

Miso:

Ume:

Yakisoba

Temago:

You can see the dry ones making a mess here: