Silkie thread!

[bex9988]

Thank you so much! I'm confused about streamers.. I think it's just where they are starting to grow out their feathers?

Looks like a lady to me

 

[Lamaremybabies]

Thank you so much! I'm confused about streamers.. I think it's just where they are starting to grow out their feathers?

No problem. Just keep in mind I could be wrong. Haha you can never be sure until they crow or lay an egg but she just looks like a hen to me. I myself am not really 100% on the whole streamer term. Keep in mind because "she's" so young still it could definitely be feathers still coming in.

 

[Hinotori]

Streamers are the long feathers that come off the back of a rooster's head. They are very distinctive from the hackles. Makes them look like they are auditioning for the cover of a romance novel.

I looked through my pictures and this one of Ashes shows his really well. He's about 6 months old in this.

 

[Hinotori]

Can see the streamers developing on this boy. He's around 14 weeks I think.

 

[Hinotori]

Sorry, looking through all the pictures and had to share this one because it just still says "Silkie Gothic" to me. All Ashes and Bulma need is a pitchfork and a house in the background

 

[Fancychooklady]

I'm having trouble with my eggs hatching some start to zip then give up and die, I'm a wreck trying to figure out when to help and failing, just lost a beautiful paint today and I'm heart sick. Had six growing good five still in the incubator day 23 none of the others making a peep. The temps and humidity all good this happened to the sitting hens to. I never had this problem in the past they hatched good. Anybody else deal with this? The only thing I can think of is vitamin deficiency?

It's heart breaking to see them quit so close to hatch, are these your eggs ? It can be a number of things , but might be your humidity. The other thing that comes to mind is CRD carrying parent stock .

 

[Fancychooklady]

Thank you Fancychooklady!! Yes as soon as.I saw the soft shelled eggs all the terrible things that could happen ran thru my head. I've been keeping a very close eye on her for any changes in her personality. I wormed them with the wazine at the end of January, then I ended up in the hospital and didn't grt to worm them a second time. Should I just worm them once more, or should I start over?

Oh I hope you are better now. Yes you would be better to start your worming program again.
Remember wazine only treats for round worm.

 

[Suzierd]

It's heart breaking to see them quit so close to hatch, are these your eggs ? It can be a number of things , but might be your humidity. The other thing that comes to mind is CRD carrying parent stock .

Yes my eggs, humidity is in the seventies no respiratory problems in my flock.Thank you

 

[Sylvester017]

Yay! A day without rain. So rare at the moment.

Rain stopped here too! We had an 80 degree day today!

 

[Fancychooklady]

Yes my eggs, humidity is in the seventies no respiratory problems in my flock.Thank you

Mmm, have you recalibrated the incubator recently ?