Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

@Fancychooklady
   or anyone else that might have an idea.    My baby girl is due to hatch her eggs this week, actually on thanksgiving. My delima and question. She is in a nice sized coop all by herself sitting on her eggs. My question is should I leave her in the coop to raise her babies or put her in a brooder box I have in the garage with a heat lamp for a while. It has been getting quite cold here overnight, sometimes in the 20's (F). It wasn't my idea to hatch eggs this late in the year but Sadie had other ideas. Or should I put a heat lamp in the coop with her, (this kinda scares me because of the fire risk) or will she be able to keep them warm enough on her own.

I'm thinking moving her to the brooder box is my best option, but should I move her now or wait for the babies to hatch?

anyone else ever had this issue? What worked for you?

I wait until they have hatched. Momma will keep them warm , but I just find it safer to keep them contained in a brooder box. If they stray too far away from momma in the main coop the danger of freezing to death is a real threat.

 

[nuklee0]

Pure white ! I'll post an updated pic of them. They are almost 5 weeks old.
I once had a pretty grey chick , got so excited but it grew out to white.

These pics show that whites can be quite ' smutty ' when they first hatch.

The 3 latest silkies That hatched yesterday have very yellow heads (only two in the pic)... Kind of how yours look. I wonder if they will be pure white then.

 

[michellemire]

what color will these chicks turn

 

[flockofbantams]

I have a question...
Forgive me because I'm sure this has been answered a thousand times, but I have a color genetic question.

I have a blue roo in with a splash silkie and black sizzle hens, what are the color options for this trip?

Second

I have a blue and whit roo in with blue partridge and black hens, what color options will this give?

Thanks you so much!

 

[silkiecuddles]

@flockfbantams
This has been posted several times before, but it is extremely useful. Hope this helps! As to your blue and partridge, I don't know.

 

[silkiecuddles]

what color will these chicks turn

White

 

[silkiecuddles]

Pure white ! I'll post an updated pic of them. They are almost 5 weeks old.
I once had a pretty grey chick , got so excited but it grew out to white.

These pics show that whites can be quite ' smutty ' when they first hatch.

The 3 latest silkies That hatched yesterday have very yellow heads (only two in the pic)... Kind of how yours look. I wonder if they will be pure white then.

so cute!

 

[chickiebaby1]

@flockfbantams
This has been posted several times before, but it is extremely useful. Hope this helps! As to your blue and partridge, I don't know.

I actually have this chart saved on my computer. It is so helpful, and I can always go back to it if I forget, because most of my birds run in these colors.

 

[michellemire]

Do u have a color breeding chart for a buff rooster hens black blue white splash buff

 

[silkiecuddles]