Silkie thread!

[judy mclean]

What a beautiful silkie! Also, LOL at the Polish photobomb

So beautiful

 

[randerson846]

I was planning on getting 12 silkie eggs, but after looking at the birds from a seller of the eggs online, now the 12 egg, have turned into 24 lol

5 white, 5 black, 5 gold, 5 splash and 4 cuckoo!! And i am going to be fixing up my pen soon, making it more secure etc, its all money at the minute

im going to be broke soon!! Plus my 11 chicken eggs and one duck egg are going into lockdown tomorrow, and my geese are going into lock down next thursday

im really hoping for a good hatch rate , for the silkie eggs, i am going to be using an octagon 20, advance, with the automatic turning cradle, im hoping with such a good incubator, it will help hith the hatch rate!!

i hear that a dry hatchs are good, at the minute i am hatching my geese in 30 % humidity, and its staying around that, with no water in the incubtor, and then at lockdown, bring it upto 60%? would a dry hatch work better with silkie eggs? or should i keep it to about 40-45% and then put it up to about 60-65% ?

 

[BonRae67]

I'm not sure how to describe it, like there's a noise trying to come out, but it's having a really hard time, lol.  I suspect it's a "crow" because its different than any other noise that they make, and only Petunia (or Phineas if he turns out to be a roo) has made it so far.  Also, because he only does it in the morning, usually within a few minutes of the light turning on.  I Googled what age a roo starts to crow and they said 3-4 months, but mine's not even 8 weeks until Tuesday.  It is fairly obvious, as it is a distinct sound, wish I could get it on video, but he doesn't like to be recorded, lol.

I have one that 7-8 weeks old and he started crowing this morning. Cutest thing I have ever heard. High pitched almost full crow.

 

[MumsyIII]

I was planning on getting 12 silkie eggs, but after looking at the birds from a seller of the eggs online, now the 12 egg, have turned into 24 lol

5 white, 5 black, 5 gold, 5 splash and 4 cuckoo!! And i am going to be fixing up my pen soon, making it more secure etc, its all money at the minute

im going to be broke soon!! Plus my 11 chicken eggs and one duck egg are going into lockdown tomorrow, and my geese are going into lock down next thursday

im really hoping for a good hatch rate

, for the silkie eggs, i am going to be using an octagon 20, advance, with the automatic turning cradle, im hoping with such a good incubator, it will help hith the hatch rate!!

i hear that a dry hatchs are good, at the minute i am hatching my geese in 30 % humidity, and its staying around that, with no water in the incubtor, and then at lockdown, bring it upto 60%? would a dry hatch work better with silkie eggs? or should i keep it to about 40-45% and then put it up to about 60-65%

I keep my humidity at 30% which is often a dry incubation since I live in the PNW. I slowly bring it up to 60% only at pipping with silkie eggs. Silkie chicks die easily during incubation by drowning in the shell if humidity is too high too soon. Especially if there are a high percentage of vaulted skulled chicks. I use a Genesis 1588 using this method and have gotten better hatch rates over all. Also, silkie eggs only if you can. Hatch rates with silkie eggs go down when they are in a mixed batch with LF eggs generally speaking. Handle silkie eggs with utmost care. Try not to handle or candle too often once they are set. These tips work for me. Good luck.

 

[BonRae67]

I keep my humidity at 30% which is often a dry incubation since I live in the PNW. I slowly bring it up to 60% only at pipping with silkie eggs. Silkie chicks die easily during incubation by drowning in the shell  if humidity is too high too soon. Especially if there are a high percentage of vaulted skulled chicks. I use a Genesis 1588 using this method and have gotten better hatch rates over all. Also, silkie eggs only if you can. Hatch rates with silkie eggs go down when they are in a mixed batch with LF eggs generally speaking. Handle silkie eggs with utmost care. Try not to handle or  candle too often once they are set. These tips work for me. Good luck.

I agree with everything.

 

[randerson846]

I keep my humidity at 30% which is often a dry incubation since I live in the PNW. I slowly bring it up to 60% only at pipping with silkie eggs. Silkie chicks die easily during incubation by drowning in the shell  if humidity is too high too soon. Especially if there are a high percentage of vaulted skulled chicks. I use a Genesis 1588 using this method and have gotten better hatch rates over all. Also, silkie eggs only if you can. Hatch rates with silkie eggs go down when they are in a mixed batch with LF eggs generally speaking. Handle silkie eggs with utmost care. Try not to handle or  candle too often once they are set. These tips work for me. Good luck.

It will just be the silkie eggs in by themselves, and I live in the UK, so the silkies I am getting are the LF version of silkies! So I should keep it at 30% until day 18 and then bring it up to 60% for lockdown, or does lockdown, begin when I have seen one internal pip? Or when one has externally pipped? And should I still stop turning them after day 18?

Ps appreciate the help !!

 

[MumsyIII]

Speaking of chicks....

It was sunny and warm all day so I scooted the chicks outside in their own pen. I have a pop door in both my chick houses and have a temp plastic netting fence I put up with T posts. Then I string sparkly ribbon above it to deter hawk. I stay outside with them too.





I guess this three week old Porcelain chick is male. Do you know why?


A little two week old Lavender chick hunting bugs.

This little Lavender Splash chick found a worm and ate it after running away from the pack.
I introduce grass dirt clods to my newly hatched chicks early to get them immune to bacteria and such. They can then go outside like this by themselves and they know what to do.

 

[sd-eddie]

What is the major judgement on grading silkies, I been selecting for certain trates,
Like bearded , large crest , smaller then avrage ,And friendliness.

But i want to know why or what makes a show winning bird vs not. All input is good input especially if your a apa judge

 

[BonRae67]

What is the major judgement on grading silkies, I been selecting for certain trates,
Like bearded , large crest , smaller then avrage ,And friendliness.

But i want to know why or what makes a show winning bird vs not. All input is good input especially if your a apa judge

Not only large crest but also a top knot of like fat for lack of a better way to put it, 5 toes, feet feathering, overall structure of the bird, coloring of feathers, there is actually a lot that they look at. Hope this helps some.

 

[sd-eddie]

Not only large crest but also a top knot of like fat for lack of a better way to put it, 5 toes, feet feathering, overall structure of the bird, coloring of feathers, there is actually a lot that they look at. Hope this helps some.

Picture?