Silkie thread!

[Beth G.]

There ya go Emvickrey!! I would look it up and see if that woman with the name Jen is on there. She seemed very knowledgable of paints and breeding.

Thanks chickendales!!

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there a whole thread on here dedicated to paints

 

[Beth G.]

Do you know if the egg that is taking so long is a pullet egg or a hen's egg? I'm only asking out of curiosity b/c This past year I had noticed my pullet's eggs had such thick hard shells vrs. the hen's eggs. And, I actually had to assist with helping the litte buggers out. I started to help only after the hen kicked the pipped egg that had been pipping for over 24 hours out of the nest. When I did an eggtopsy the chick was fully developed, yolk fully absorbed, didn't have sticky chick issues, It just passed away and I swear it's b/c it couldn't pip through those rock like shells. It was if my broody hen was giving me a hint like "Hey lady help my babies out" when she kicked that egg out. Silkes rarely are bothered by interfering but, that may just be my flock. They are soo spoiled I think I can do just about anything with any of them and they just sit there and look at me saying "Hello, What's up?" lol
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is she under a hen if so if u enterfear tomuch u can mess up the hatch

Yeah shes under the hen.
so im just going to leave it until tomorrow some time.
when i get home from school or something.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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NICE!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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t's like babies and birthing. Some pop out in next to no time and others take their sweet time. Give it 24 hours from pipping before starting to help, and then be very careful.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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If it is a girl, I need her. I have a gorgeous grey silkie roo that would love to meet her

Sorry, it is definitely male.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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TOO CUTE!

 

[chickendales]

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TOO CUTE!

i think im going to color a bird fof our 4h fair just for kicks

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

The chick hatched safely

I'm going to wait until tomorrow before i put it in with the other 7 with the hen.

 

[robin416]

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Check the feather shaft, are most black all the way to the skin? That is a paint. But it is also not uncommon for whites to have a black feather or two. That does not mean they are paint.

Yes, paint chicks can have spots increase in size and number as they molt out.

Yes, putting them with the black roo should produce more paints or not. I had one hatch where all chicks were solid in color.

I can't answer the question on the Frizzle gene since I don't deal with it.

 

[littlecreekfarm]

Awww the Silkies are soooo cute!!!!