Silkie thread!

[NOLA Chicks]

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That's awesome.

Now I need to see if she'll be going broody. I left her 3rd egg in the nest yesterday and she should be laying another one tomorrow. It'll be interesting to see what happens.

 

[peepblessed]

I decided to check Stormey's 1st 2 eggs for fertility and eat them. They tasted great! Not sure about fertility. Here's a pic of the 1st egg (I broke the yolk, darn it). The 2nd egg had no markings at all. I tried to roll the yolk around to make sure it wasn't on the other side but didn't see anything.

1st egg. Fertile? I don't see the ring around the dot.

That's awesome.

Now I need to see if she'll be going broody. I left her 3rd egg in the nest yesterday and she should be laying another one tomorrow. It'll be interesting to see what happens.

The white bullseye down at the bottom of the yolk is your fertility sign. The dark meat spot has nothing to do with it. Congrats!!

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Can you post some pics of your silkie chicks?

I'll try. I BYC from my phone and the mobile website isn't always cooperative when I comes to posting pictures. It might be easier if you PM me your email and I'll send them that way. But, I'll try to post some pics on this thread. Gotta go take some

 

[JenS9]

Psssst... I'm thinking of maybe getting an incubator and some SQ/good quality hatching eggs shipped in... and then selling chicks locally because you can't get diddle for silkies out here, aside from ONE hatchery that just has white and black.

Any suggestion on an incubator that'll do about a dozen at a time?

Do you notice any kind of a spike in your electric bill from running a small incubator, or is it about the same as any other small appliance/computer/whatever?

And any suggestions on where to buy good quality hatching eggs from?

Thank you!

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Ok, this was as good as I could do. They were NOT happy to be taken away from their mom for a photo sesh!

As you can see in the pic, I've labled them as what I think they could possibly be. I thought the darker chicks were normal partridge, but a couple have blue where the black would normally be. All of the chicks fall somewhere within this color range. The darkest chick is the darkest of the bunch and the lightest is the lightest. Quite a few have vaulted skulls. I also have these advertised on CL, and my vaulted chicks are usually the first to be sold.

I hope this picture gives you an idea of what their feet look like. Most chicks have feathering on all of their toes, even the extras. Those that aren't as fluffy in the foot area still have well feathered middle toes. Spacing on their extra digits is a nice V shape

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Can I give duramycin and "vita-pro-B" by first state vet at the same time but in seperate water dishes?

 

[chickeneer45]

Ok, this was as good as I could do. They were NOT happy to be taken away from their mom for a photo sesh!

As you can see in the pic, I've labled them as what I think they could possibly be. I thought the darker chicks were normal partridge, but a couple have blue where the black would normally be. All of the chicks fall somewhere within this color range. The darkest chick is the darkest of the bunch and the lightest is the lightest. Quite a few have vaulted skulls. I also have these advertised on CL, and my vaulted chicks are usually the first to be sold.

I hope this picture gives you an idea of what their feet look like. Most chicks have feathering on all of their toes, even the extras. Those that aren't as fluffy in the foot area still have well feathered middle toes. Spacing on their extra digits is a nice V shape

Is there any way that I could just take the porcelain one? I already have a partridge and am trying for one of each color so no duplicates. How much are you asking also? Thanks.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: You didn't post a photo showing hte crookedness, but it is likely to be something you can get rid of by carefully trimming his beak--probably over a few weeks or months time. He's a very attractive boy; reminds me of some of SilverSilkie's birds.

 

[jllynn601]

My silkie laid her second egg yesterday but thr trouble seems to be she has disappeared now... When I got home I always let all my chickens out to free range. My bigger girls go all over the yard and my silkie with her two adopted babies always stay near the back porch.
I heard my bigger girls squawk in the front yard and I ran outside and saw a dog run away from the back yard but with nothing in his mouth and not a trace of an attack. All chickens were accounted for except for her... We've got lots of trees around the yard so it's not possible that a hawk to get her.

Basically, what I'm wondering is... Is ths normal behavior for a silkie to disappear like this? My gut is telling me that she's wondered off into the weeds because she's gone broody and is trying to lay a clutch. My head is telling just be prepared for her to never come back

 

[Jharper]

My silkie laid her second egg yesterday but thr trouble seems to be she has disappeared now... When I got home I always let all my chickens out to free range. My bigger girls go all over the yard and my silkie with her two adopted babies always stay near the back porch.
I heard my bigger girls squawk in the front yard and I ran outside and saw a dog run away from the back yard but with nothing in his mouth and not a trace of an attack. All chickens were accounted for except for her... We've got lots of trees around the yard so it's not possible that a hawk to get her.

Basically, what I'm wondering is... Is ths normal behavior for a silkie to disappear like this? My gut is telling me that she's wondered off into the weeds because she's gone broody and is trying to lay a clutch. My head is telling just be prepared for her to never come back

Silkies are known to go broody at young ages. She may have gone broody outside or she may have taken the two chicks into the woods since the dog was out there and she took them to safety.