Newbie From Oklahoma

[drumstick diva]

If your silkies go broody, you won't need an incubator. You can put the fertilized eggs under them and they will hatch out and raise as their own.

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Turion…. Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

Including your general location on your profile will assist others. Location, climate, season etc can be important factors when members are responding to any questions you may have and vice versa.

If you have not found it yet, BYC has an active Silkie Thread.

BYC also has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out. These two may be of particular interest to you:
Topic of the Week - Hatching Eggs
Topic of the Week - Incubating eggs

If you have any hatching questions, you can post them on this forum:
Incubating & Hatching Eggs

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

Good luck with the hatch!

 

[Turion1973]

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Welcome to Backyard chickens!

Are you going to get an incubator? Hatching chicks is awesome!

I got a incubator and have Bantam Silkies going. Got the eggs in the mail for mypetchicken so time will tell if they will be successful. They call for a 50% chance of hatching through the mail but I think that might be pushing the odds up. I have heard from most to expect lower hatch percentages.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I retired from the US Army about 5 years ago and this spring I graduate college with a teaching degree. The wife and I decided to start raising chickens, mainly to gather eggs for personal consumption. Although, we did decide to go with Bantam Silkies as a hobby. If everything goes great we are considering expanding and maybe start selling some of our chickens. So far we have, Rhode Island Red hens, Plymouth Rock hens, and Bantam Silkies both hens and rosters. I have no experience at all with hatching, but both the wife and I have both been raised on farms so we know a thing or two about chickens. On the other hand, my brother is very experienced in raising and hatching chickens with over 20 years experience.

Welcome to the site & thank you for your service to our great Nation! We are indebted to you!

 

[dunnmom]

Hello! Welcome! I also live in Oklahoma. Here is the link to our state thread. Feel free to stop by and say howdy. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/okies-in-the-byc-iii.501128/page-6824#post-19708760

 

[ronott1]

I got a incubator and have Bantam Silkies going. Got the eggs in the mail for mypetchicken so time will tell if they will be successful. They call for a 50% chance of hatching through the mail but I think that might be pushing the odds up. I have heard from most to expect lower hatch percentages.

The thing about percentages like that is that they can vary a lot in reality. Sometimes you get none of the eggs to hatch but sometimes you get all of them to hatch.

I hope you have a great hatch!

 

[007Sean]

The thing about percentages like that is that they can vary a lot in reality. Sometimes you get none of the eggs to hatch but sometimes you get all of them to hatch.

I hope you have a great hatch!

So true, especially with shipped eggs....some, one, none, all

 

[Turion1973]

That's what I have been reading sometimes all hatch sometimes none.