Silkie thread!

[califarmgirl]

Day 21 and 2 out of 3 Silkie eggs have hatched. The 3rd didn't develop. White and a partridge.

Congrats! Bet they're too cute.

 

[K Epp]

Has anyone ever tried to incubate eggs that have been refrigerated? I was just given 2 doz silkie eggs. Just one problem they've been refrigerated. I'm fixing to start incubator full so I guess I will put them in and see what happens.

 

[mandycarlo]

Never incubated refridged ones long as they are less then 10 days old might be ok greater hatch rate if they have been turned everyday. Make sure you bring them to room temp before sticking them in candle in 5 to 7 days no growth then I take them out. I am currently running two incubators lol one is full of Peking duck eggs and other with silkie and mill fleur eggs

 

[minihorse927]

Has anyone ever tried to incubate eggs that have been refrigerated? I was just given 2 doz silkie eggs. Just one problem they've been refrigerated. I'm fixing to start incubator full so I guess I will put them in and see what happens.

I've done it multipul times. hatch rate goes down some along as they are still fairly fresh eggs. I typically got 75% hatch when i normally get 85-95 for home eggs non refrigerated, and I'm using LG incubators!

 

[Alveys]

Hi. I'm new to this site so not sure where to post this but I have 3 silkie roosters and 2 12 week old silkie crpss light sussex roosters all free to a good home if anyone's interested ? I live in Mansfield Nottinghamshire area I will try and add pics later
thanks

 

[chickeneer45]

What colors are the silkie roosters? And are they bearded?

 

[Alveys]

I have put pics on the post , but there 2 brown and 1 ginger I'm not sure what bearded is? Sorry?

 

[sweetmsmisty98]

Ok. So I think I need to stop reading things on here. I usually read the new posts every morning with my coffee. Well I came across one about roosters flogging. Well I have had a very persistent roo that likes to test me. Well this morning when I let them out of their coops he decided to challenge me real good. So he got me in the back of the leg and so I pinned him down with a garden rake and picked him up and held him for a while. And I had him for so long he just hung his head in shame. So I eventually put him back with his lady and he decided to make another attempt at challenging me again, and this time he bit the front of the rake and chipped his beak. What a stubborn bird. So I pinned him down to the ground with the rake again. And held him there fir a few minutes. Well after that he charged at the fence and I grabbed the rake and he backed off. He is determined to take me out. He is about to take a dirt nap.

 

[califarmgirl]

I read that and started laughing at my desk (I'm at work) because I've done things like that knowing I look like a crazy person. I have a pullet that is like that. Very persistent.

 

[SilkieMom8875]

My little girl layed this tiny little egg!
We got our birds in the beginning of March and they are already laying so we must be doing something right or just very lucky!!