Silkie thread!

[snazzyboots]

thanks. i'm so excited to get them. are they harder to hatch?

 

[sadies chicks]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

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I know, right??

LOVE THEM!!​

 

[kasey08]

Would anyone like to trade silkie eggs? I have BBS silkies. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=497771

Pm me please.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I wish I could get Silkies!

But, sadly they do not do good in Tx heat and most of mine died.

Before I get Silkies, I'm going to get my dream breeding coop that has heating/cooling!

~Aspen

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I know, right??

LOVE THEM!!

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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I don't they are harder to hatch at all. I dry incubate, keeping my humidity around 20% the first 18 days. Day 18 I bump it up to 65-70%, and I also hatch in cartons.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Here's a couple pictures of the blues

The male did have his cushion trimmed. He was paired up with a splash pullet for about 1.5 months, but did NOT want to mate. So I stuck him in a larger breeding group with another male, they fought and he took over the alpha roo spot and his now chasing around the girls and mating.

 

[Colie <3]

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people still use dial up? we don't even have a home phone anymore. just cells.

yes, its true, hi speed internet is still not available everywhere! I use an aircard. We cant even get satellite internet because of the trees....and with the frequent power outtages, I keep a landline phone in case of emergency and for DHs clients.
Colie if youre (kindly) concerned about dial up users, you can copy the thumbnail edition of your pic and paste that, then those w/ faster internet can click on the pic and it expands to the larger size. You have to initially download the larger size to your photo file though.

Thanks that's a great idea

I usually post with my photobucket account since it's easier for me but I'll think of that next time I bust out the pics

Last time I was staying at my mom's house I ended up going to walmart and buying her one of those aircard things that was Cricket wireless. She doesn't get great cell service either but if you wedge it in the window just right it's a lot faster than her dial up

 

[Colie <3]

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yes, its true, hi speed internet is still not available everywhere! I use an aircard. We cant even get satellite internet because of the trees....and with the frequent power outtages, I keep a landline phone in case of emergency and for DHs clients.
Colie if youre (kindly) concerned about dial up users, you can copy the thumbnail edition of your pic and paste that, then those w/ faster internet can click on the pic and it expands to the larger size. You have to initially download the larger size to your photo file though.

I don't have cable , wifi, or any of the fast speed internets we don't have companies out this way where I live yet so there is no coverage so I have to settle for dial up or satellite.
The satellite during the day is slow some times as dial up but other times faster. But it don't take very long to open images. We only get really fast speed between 2 am - 5 AM and thats the only time we are allowed to down load, watch videos, listen to net radio, or watch movies but the movies are slow and pause to buffer a lot.
I am way out in the country I wish I could use a aircard I don't know where to look for them.

Ok good to know

Go check out wally-world (walmart) for an aircard. Hughes net seem expensive to me for all the restrictions. Cricket is the cheapest but Verizon probably has the best coverage.

 

[Colie <3]

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I know it we don't have a home phone either. I know quite a few BYC'er have a slower connection either dial up or hughes net or similar. My mother's house has dial up, I'd rather push toothpicks under my nails than deal with her connection for very long. I end up tethering my droid to my laptop and dealing with non 3G connectivity than that! lol

Anyone remember when AOL was the cool thing and 56k modems were fast?

I remember when the Timex Sinclair 1000 was released--I think we still have it somewhere in the garage. That was before Al Gore "invented the internet," lol. I also remember how cool I thought Usenet was. I think I'm dating myself...

Don't beat me but I don't even know what you're referring too other than the Al Gore comment

 

[Colie <3]

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Aww I understand

I'm stuck in TX too and my family is in KY in the past they have been hit with horrible weather like massive flooding and I was stuck so far for them it was so horrible! I'm glad you got these cutie pies to help keep you distracted. I hope your family is ok