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My peeps said:
Hello everyone!! It's that time of year again. I donate eggs to my friends classroom for her students to hatch. When we started we just had white eggs but over the years we started doing different colors and some of the more interesting looking breeds. I have blue, green, light brown and white eggs. I would love some silkies, any type of frizzle, serama, polish or any other interesting color you may have. I of course will pay for shipping or if you want to swap I can send you some fertile eggs from my flock. In the past after the class was done raising them I put them up for sale and all the proceeds goes back to the classroom for a special treat. Some of you have helped me in the past and I really appreciate it. These kids live in a lower income district. Most, if not all of them, thought all eggs and chickens looked the same. Since we have been doing it this way my friend said the kids ask so many more questions. So many that texting me wasn't enough. I had to go in and answer questions. I love doing this and I hope someone can help me get an awesome variety for them. My friend is thinking of starting the 2nd or 3rd week in April. I'll know for sure when it gets closer. Thank you!
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Have you asked Sally?
 
My silkie that is laying, is now broody. My other pullet hasn't started to lay yet. If anyone has some partridge silkie chicks or pullets for sale, send me a message
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dheltzel said:
Where are you located? We can probably find someone close by with extra fertile eggs for a good cause.
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I'm about 30 minutes outside of Pittsburgh.

barbiegirl said:
The kids will love seeing silkies. They are so different. I don't have any silkie eggs to help you with.
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Last year I had a Silkie in with a Cochin rooster. The kids couldn't believe a chick hatched out of such a small egg. Unfortunately we had a fox attack and I lost all my bantams. I'm starting over with chicks this spring but they won't be laying in time.

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wish I could help. I recently purchased six silkies from TSC. But they won't be ready to lay for some time. What a great fun and educational treat for those littles.
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I got some silkies from Tractor Supply too. What color did you get? I'm having a hard time telling what they are.

MotorcycleChick said:
Have you asked Sally?
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I haven't. I'll send her a message. Thanks!
 
My peeps said:
Hello everyone!! It's that time of year again. I donate eggs to my friends classroom for her students to hatch. When we started we just had white eggs but over the years we started doing different colors and some of the more interesting looking breeds. I have blue, green, light brown and white eggs. I would love some silkies, any type of frizzle, serama, polish or any other interesting color you may have. I of course will pay for shipping or if you want to swap I can send you some fertile eggs from my flock. In the past after the class was done raising them I put them up for sale and all the proceeds goes back to the classroom for a special treat. Some of you have helped me in the past and I really appreciate it. These kids live in a lower income district. Most, if not all of them, thought all eggs and chickens looked the same. Since we have been doing it this way my friend said the kids ask so many more questions. So many that texting me wasn't enough. I had to go in and answer questions. I love doing this and I hope someone can help me get an awesome variety for them. My friend is thinking of starting the 2nd or 3rd week in April. I'll know for sure when it gets closer. Thank you! 
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I can donate some turkey eggs. They of course would need to be set a week ahead of any chicken eggs since they take 28 days to hatch. Other than that, my flock is all running together so they're all mixed breed but mostly ameraucanas.
 
two are almost white. two are dark buff with what appears to be stripes down their back. the last two are a pale buff color. crossing my fingers most are hens....
 
This is how Brownie looks today. I just recognized that is not stripes on her wrings, it's different layers of feathers. The ends of her feathers has lighter color. She definitely looks like a girl.

Dolly is the one looks suspicious. She has large legs and light barring. But she doesn't act like a boy and had perfect chipmunk patterns.
 
dheltzel said:
I suspect it's a steeper drop off than 10%. Up until their first molt would be considered their first "year". Normally chickens molt once a year, not always in the fall, but typically. Under wild type conditions, chicks mature the calendar year they were born and start laying in spring of the following year, then lay until molting that fall. They start up again in the spring for their second year.

Of course we mess this up with lights and high protein feeds to keep them laying longer.
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How far away are you from lancaster? Seems you're my best chance for an easter egger?
 

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