Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[Chickeria]

Seventh baby:

Eighth baby - this little one hatched almost at the same time as the seventh baby - synchronous hatching

Ninth baby - this black baby came out of the only egg with a white shell

Tenth baby, he/she has little spots:

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Seventh baby:

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Eighth baby - this little one hatched almost at the same time as the seventh baby - synchronous hatching

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Ninth baby - this black baby came out of the only egg with a white shell

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Tenth baby, he/she has little spots:

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Looks you may have a lavender (or a splash) and a paint!

 

[Chickeria]

Congratulations on the great hatch! The more photos the better! They are all so cute. Love Teddy's coloring!

Thank you
I'm fiddeling like crazy with the picture upload, but it is hopeless (would have needed a blushing smiley here...)

 

[Chickeria]

Looks you may have a lavender (or a splash) and a paint!

Thank you for telling me about the colors, I don't have a clue about the silkie coloring other than white, black, cuckoo, red

 

[Chickeria]

Eleventh baby:

And the twelfth baby, little Poupette. Poupette was the last hatching (she hatched fine), and she did have some sticky feathers on her back and head I had to soak a bit with a q-tip. The morning after she hatched I discovered her little right foot's toes were crooked. Perhaps they had been sticky, too and kept in a weird position by that? We made her a little shoe. Today we could take it off again, her right foot is normal now
She is one of the three smallest.

Poupette in my mom's hands:

 

[LynnaePB]

Thank you!
One of the replacement eggs is doing SOMETHING, their is veining, but does not look like a day 9 egg. I suspect it will end up being a blood ring. Will hang onto it until it decides what it is going to do. All the others did not develop and have already been discarded.
Eko, my paint egg, just went into lockdown. So far, so good.
Good news is my white hen's eggs are fertile and I can already see development here on day 3. There is a 10 year old girl here in town and her mom patiently waiting for 2 silkies from me since late January, so hopefully they will continue to develop!
When do we get to see photos of your chicks?

I'm so glad little Eko is still doing good! I hope your little late starter hangs in there for you, I've heard of late starters hatching so hopefully there is still a chance!

Seventh baby:

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Eighth baby - this little one hatched almost at the same time as the seventh baby - synchronous hatching

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Ninth baby - this black baby came out of the only egg with a white shell

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Tenth baby, he/she has little spots:

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Aww they are all so cute!!!

I forgot were this from a mixed color flock? Looks like a really cute mix of colors!

I think number 10 probably won't be a paint. The location of the spots and the other areas that are a little darker remind me of grey columbian chicks I've seen. Could be something else too but paint would surprise me with that cutie.

I bet it will be super fun to watch them grow and see how their colors change as they grow!

 

[Chickeria]

Aww they are all so cute!!!

I forgot were this from a mixed color flock? Looks like a really cute mix of colors!

I think number 10 probably won't be a paint. The location of the spots and the other areas that are a little darker remind me of grey columbian chicks I've seen. Could be something else too but paint would surprise me with that cutie.

I bet it will be super fun to watch them grow and see how their colors change as they grow!

Thank you
Yes you are right, the breeder says she has twelve colors and they are all together.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Eleventh baby:
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And the twelfth baby, little Poupette. Poupette was the last hatching (she hatched fine), and she did have some sticky feathers on her back and head I had to soak a bit with a q-tip. The morning after she hatched I discovered her little right foot's toes were crooked. Perhaps they had been sticky, too and kept in a weird position by that? We made her a little shoe. Today we could take it off again, her right foot is normal now
She is one of the three smallest.

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Poupette in my mom's hands:

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Fantastic job with the shoe! Poupette looks great. Amazing how quickly they improve sometimes! Will you keep all the chicks? Will be fun to track how they develop when they feather out and how their coloring ends up!

 

[Chickeria]

Fantastic job with the shoe! Poupette looks great. Amazing how quickly they improve sometimes! Will you keep all the chicks? Will be fun to track how they develop when they feather out and how their coloring ends up!

Thank you
We are so relieved her little foot improved.
Yes we will keep them all if possible (if necessary we have enough space for a bachelor pad).

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

I can't remember if I posted yet here or not, but if y'all Silkie lovers would like to help me out with a little project, I'd greatly appreciate it! The details are in this thread:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/silkie-sexing-project-2-0.1452129/

Basically I need people to guess what they think each bird's sex is based on the weekly pictures I post. I'm using these guesses as a control for the data I'm collecting to see if there is a more reliable method (besides DNA testing) to determine Silkie sex besides guesses based on appearance.