New chick owner! Help! Lol

[Jenbirdee]

Welcome to BYC! so cute so cute little chickie! I do hope her friends hatch too.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Kassandra, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Wait. Give it a day then let us know if any other eggs have hatched.
Incidentally, with all those Silkie genes in your flock you should just leave the plug in incubator to collect dust and let the hens do the work next time when one goes broody. It's much more fun and you don't have to do a thing other than enjoy watching her hatch her eggs and raise her chicks. The hard part comes when the cockerels show themselves and you have to find them new homes. Good luck.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck for a successful hatch.

Welcome to BYC.
My first rule of hatching for myself is to "have patience". The 2nd is "don't handle the eggs between the 17th and the 23rd days"

Excellent advice.

 

[SilverBirds]

Good morning and welcome to BYC!

 

[KassandraZ]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!!

Silkie chicks that look similar (chipmunks) are partridge silkies; however that one is a lot more pronounced than any I've seen. I presume it's going to take after its mother, whichever one of those it is. Your chick would be more silkie if it has 5 toes, black skin, and feathered feet/legs, as it already has a vaulted head of one.

It has feathered feet, it's skin looks dark but it's hard to see it well under all her Fluff. And the small Grey silkie/brabanter I am pretty sure is mom. All the eggs came out of her favorite nesting box so

 

[KassandraZ]

Hello, what a cute chick! Have any others hatched since you first posted last night?

No I haven't had any more hatch yet.

 

[ShrekDawg]

 

[triciayoung]

Hello Kassandra, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Wait. Give it a day then let us know if any other eggs have hatched.
Incidentally, with all those Silkie genes in your flock you should just leave the plug in incubator to collect dust and let the hens do the work next time when one goes broody. It's much more fun and you don't have to do a thing other than enjoy watching her hatch her eggs and raise her chicks. The hard part comes when the cockerels show themselves and you have to find them new homes. Good luck.

Agree. Silkies are more than happy to be broody, and a broody hen is the easiest and best way to go.

 

[Tookie]

Welcome to BYC! Nice to meet you!

Good luck with your hatch!

 

[KassandraZ]

So I have had another egg hatch. About 4 days after the first. This little one has an issue with her leg. She is about 3 days old now and one leg seems kinda bum.. I hold her on her back and move it around and she doesn't seem to fuss about it but she doesn't use it to walk like the other chick does. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance.