Silkie thread!

[littlecritters]

She is really beautiful and belongs to Karen Larsen (Catdance). Here is a "porcelain roo" I got from her in an egg.



Love this guy. He wasn't quite 5 months here and is even prettier now.

He is beautiful!

 

[Cynthia12]

She is really beautiful and belongs to Karen Larsen (Catdance). Here is a "porcelain roo" I got from her in an egg.



Love this guy. He wasn't quite 5 months here and is even prettier now.

Wow, you guys are busy on this thread..it's been a while..and look at what I see..this beauty!
My blue splash is squatting for me now. I am waiting for that egg. The white silkie will be soon after her.
Peep knows my blue splash by now. How ya doin peep? Hope your health is better. I want a silkie this color now. I have some eggs in that may come out paint. Crossing fingers..would love to have a paint.

 

[LaPetiteFarmer]

I am going to receive my eggs pretty soon and I was planning on doing the dry incubation method in a hova bator 1588. My friend told me what to do but I am still confused about it. For example she told me to start at day 1 at 40% humidity and let it drop down to 20%. Once it reaches 20, add more water and try to keep it at 40%. On day 18 add water to 45%. Does that sound ok? I am so scared to mess up and worried I don't add enough water. What happen if the humidity fluctuate too much? Thanks

 

[aoxa]

I am going to receive my eggs pretty soon and I was planning on doing the dry incubation method in a hova bator 1588. My friend told me what to do but I am still confused about it. For example she told me to start at day 1 at 40% humidity and let it drop down to 20%. Once it reaches 20, add more water and try to keep it at 40%. On day 18 add water to 45%. Does that sound ok? I am so scared to mess up and worried I don't add enough water. What happen if the humidity fluctuate too much? Thanks

Don't worry about the humidity until day 18, and then make sure it is at least 65%, and if you can - higher is better.

My humidity fluctuates between 30% - 40% depending on my background humidity. I don't add any water at all.

 

[omaeve]

Quote: saw somebody wrapped whole bales of hay around an eggloo to keep in warmer in winter high enough to put one bale on top..we have round bales here. I thought you could just unroll the big bales on ground and wrap it round. pic is an old post card bigger than eggloo but you get the idea

 

[aoxa]

saw somebody wrapped whole bales of hay around an eggloo to keep in warmer in winter  high enough to put one bale on top..we have round bales here. I thought you could just unroll the big bales on ground and wrap it round. pic is an old post card bigger than eggloo but you get the idea

Where is the ventilation though?

 

[omaeve]

pure colors or the popular project colors are what you want if you want to breed/sell and or show

pets it doesn't really matter if people just want sweet pets

"recognized colors by the American Poultry/Bantam Associations"

White
Black
Buff
Blue
Splash
Partridge
Gray (Silver partridge)
Self Blue (Lavender)


popular projects :

paint
Cuckoo
self blue creme (porcelain)
blue partridge
calico/tortishell
red
colombian

Saw an offical site, sorry not sure which one now, mentioned black gold project ..the one I saw was a roo black with gold hackles.

 

[chickendales]

Where is the ventilation though?

the out doors is the ventilation point this hut is keep them warm with out heat in the winter

 

[aoxa]

the out doors is the ventilation point this hut is keep them warm with out heat in the winter

That doesn't really make sense. They need vents in the coop. They produce the moisture at night and without ventilation, they will get very ill.

 

[chickendales]

That doesn't really make sense. They need vents in the coop. They produce the moisture at night and without ventilation, they will get very ill.

this is what old time farmers did most people dont use this methid any more