She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[City farm]

I say funny
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-byc-getting-his-groove-on-in-a-wedding-dance

 

[meganhundley]

Pound on the bator to wake them up.  J/K!   Tap, tapping is ok.  And, check this out, and everyone says to leave that lid on.  Poo....   I am one to candle on day 20 if I don't see anything..just curious as to what is going on in there. 

I really like you, lol

 

[Cynthia12]

I say funny
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-byc-getting-his-groove-on-in-a-wedding-dance

Nifty can dance!!

 

[meganhundley]

Oh those little stinks take a while.  But,  When they are about 4 months old, if you see some with more long legs than the others, or, if they have more of a trailing thing going on in those silkie fluffy tail feathers, pretty good chance you have a boy. 

Some of mine are developing combs and waddles more so than others. It's worrying me, I was thinking, out of 5, 3 are turning out to be roos.

 

[Cynthia12]

Some of mine are developing combs and waddles more so than others. It's worrying me, I was thinking, out of 5, 3 are turning out to be roos.

And that my friend....HAPPENS.. a lot. Well, more often than not. I just got a message from someone that knew I didn't get a good hatch on some Marans eggs for the Easter Hatch A Long. He offered me more eggs, or even chicks back then..offered again today. I may take him up on it. The ones that hatched, were all boys. Tried to do some Marans eggs from someone here in the state, all boys.

 

[lazy gardener]

Ask him to give you round eggs!!!

 

[RubyNala97]

If I go out in sandles they always go after my skin! lol Worse if I go out barefoot!!!! Thanks guys!! OK, as for the internal pips. I don't usually candle mine after lockdown unless the majority have hatched and I still have eggs that haven't pipped yet. Then I candle to see if they are still viable. I don't like sitting at the incubator with unpipped eggs and waiting for something to happen that isn't going to. If they're gone, I want to be able to move on. I'm not one of these that will leave them in for 3 more days just in case. I'm pretty good at hatch at being able to tell if there's still life in there. If there's life I talk to them and tap at them and go red on their shells, of course I put them back in....lol The last three in my last hatch probably got sick of me messing with them cause they waited so long to externally pip after the others. But-they all made it and I noticed something that I wonder if it's a valid notable. Most of my eggs that pipped early took forever to go from pip to zip. The last three that actually pipped on day 21.... only took a few hours to go from pip to zip with no unabsorbed yolk or active veining. Now, if you really want to see an internal pip, and you have your humidity up...that's totally up to you. I for one will cover my eyes....lol

This is just my guess but I've noticed the same thing with pips and I think the ones that externally pip first and take the longest are the ones that have internally pipped for the shortest amount of time. Maybe the internal pip takes place right before the external. Then the ones that externally pip and zip within a few hours, have been internally pipped for the longest.

My Banty....she looks so big in the pic...lol

Awww, she's a cutie! And the other pics you posted were very nice. I didn't get to quite them earlier in my mega-quote!

Is anyone here good at sexing Silkies? Mine are almost 3 months. I know it's almost impossible til they crow or lay an egg but I figured I'd ask.

I still can't tell and mine are over 3 months. Some have butts that look like boys but heads that look just like girls and vice versa. Drives me nuts!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Ask him to give you round eggs!!!

Round?

 

[rossfam06]

This is just my guess but I've noticed the same thing with pips and I think the ones that externally pip first and take the longest are the ones that have internally pipped for the shortest amount of time. Maybe the internal pip takes place right before the external. Then the ones that externally pip and zip within a few hours, have been internally pipped for the longest.
Awww, she's a cutie! And the other pics you posted were very nice. I didn't get to quite them earlier in my mega-quote!
I still can't tell and mine are over 3 months. Some have butts that look like boys but heads that look just like girls and vice versa. Drives me nuts!!!

Hahahahahaha!!!! My Silkie is totally a girl and she is now 5 months ago. She just ed to get a little blue hue on her ear lobes. Lol!

 

[RubyNala97]

Hahahahahaha!!!! My Silkie is totally a girl and she is now 5 months ago. She just ed to get a little blue hue on her ear lobes. Lol!

Do boys get the blue first? I didn't know you had silkies! Are they bantam silkies?