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I haven't posted them yet because I was making sure on which to keep but I got a box of 4 gold Silkies.

They're still unsexed and even the one I've decided to keep could potentially still be male but I'm hoping she's a she! :fl

Today was the day I introduced her into the coop, it had to happen eventually. I thought my male would be pecking her and my more mature Silkie pullets would have a go too...but no...

Surprisingly, it was my 4 month old blue Silkie Pullet. She was on the bottom of the pecking order so my best guess is that she saw this new chick as a threat to her already low position. During the scuffle, the blue pullet accidentally grabbed the Gold pullet and well, she put her back in her place. My older Gold Silkie won't take any nonsense from a younger one.

I'm still keeping an eye, scuffles are expected but I was so surprised it was the smaller/younger one that had a go at her.

Generally speaking, my 4 month old Blue could still turn out to be male. Absolutely no sign of it yet but I don't trust Silkies when it comes to their sex until they're at least 6 months!

I'll post photos of the new 'girl' later on, she's called Carrot.
 
I’m a newbie at raising chickens, and just got six Silkie eggs. I’ve hatched ducks before, but I know this is different. The breeder we got them from told us a minimum of three to five half turns each day, but elsewhere we have read that quarter turns are less jarring on the eggs. Does anyone have any experience with whether three half turns are better or if six quarter turns are better?
 

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JuicyDropDragon said:
I’m a newbie at raising chickens, and just got six Silkie eggs. I’ve hatched ducks before, but I know this is different. The breeder we got them from told us a minimum of three to five half turns each day, but elsewhere we have read that quarter turns are less jarring on the eggs. Does anyone have any experience with whether three half turns are better or if six quarter turns are better?
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That’s a really small incubator. They may not have enough room to hatch, unfortunately. But then again they may. I don’t know. But just turn them 3 times daily.
 
HuffleClaw said:
That’s a really small incubator. They may not have enough room to hatch, unfortunately. But then again they may. I don’t know. But just turn them 3 times daily.
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Thanks! Couldn’t get a larger incubator for the amount of eggs we are hatching but the breeder we bought the eggs from said she has the same one and hasn’t had issues as long as you’re there when they hatch so you can take them out once they’ve dried off. How long after they hatch do they typically need to dry off? Some reading has shown four hours and others have said twenty four hours, any helpful advice from your experience?
 

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