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[LISA45612]

Hello everyone. I have had chickens for some time, but recently decided to buy an incubator and hatch chickens. My favorite breed is the silkie. I have white, black, buff, partridge, grey and I have been trying to get some splashes. I also have cochins, brahams, and other breeds. Any helpful information would be appreciated.

 

[mistifier99]

Welcome

I too recently have bred chickens from an incubator. If it is an automatic one (that turns them automatically, you just have to make sure that your water levels are ok. But if you have one that you have to turn (which is what I had) I tried to turn them 3 times a day, and I would just turn it maybe a quarter.

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you decided to join our flock. I used to raise Black Silkies and they were delightful little birds; sweet, gentle, friendly, and funny. I can't imagine any incubator any better at hatching eggs than the Silkies themselves (ours hatched several broods for us), but you might want to post on our Incubating and Hatching Eggs section at https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/5/incubating-hatching-eggs and take advantage of our experts there. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your hatches.

 

[mgarifo87]

Welcome to BYC

I am also new to the site and have silkies in addition I'm new to chickens. I can't help with the incubator situation because so far we have only gotten chicks, but I can say this is an awesome and helpful site! I wish you luck in finding the info you are looking for!

 

[drumstick diva]

If you need silkie info, head for the "Silkie thread," there are several but, this one I believe is the longest running . Glad you joined the flock

 

[drumstick diva]

Silkies and cochin's go broody fairly often - you can swap out their eggs for any breed, and they will hatch and raise them like their own. A lot of folks have silkies just for that reason., they make the 'best incubators '

 

[mgarifo87]

That's why we got ours, hoping they will hatch our quail eggs for us

Silkies and cochin's go broody fairly often  - you can swap out their eggs for any breed, and they will hatch and raise them like their own.  A lot of folks have silkies just for that reason., they make the 'best incubators '

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[sunflour]

go glad you joined us.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Silkies are a very cute breed to keep! Good luck with your hatches and we do welcome you to our flock!

 

[BantamLover21]

Glad you joined us!

Good luck with your hatches!