ForTheLoveOfSilkies
Free Ranging
Cutie little fluffball whatever breed he isI think I might have hatched my fist silkie! I'm pretty sure it's a mutt + silkie though. It'll only be a few days before I find out though! View attachment 2872679
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Cutie little fluffball whatever breed he isI think I might have hatched my fist silkie! I'm pretty sure it's a mutt + silkie though. It'll only be a few days before I find out though! View attachment 2872679
How can you tell it's a he already?Cutie little fluffball whatever breed he is
I'm just kiddingHow can you tell it's a he already?
Congrats!I think I might have hatched my fist silkie! I'm pretty sure it's a mutt + silkie though. It'll only be a few days before I find out though! View attachment 2872679
They are such cute little puff balls!Put the babies in the playpen to give them some more space and this little one squeezed out to come see me!
She then fell asleep in my hand.
I never leave them unattended for exactly this reason!
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Aww congratulations on the little one!!I think I might have hatched my fist silkie! I'm pretty sure it's a mutt + silkie though. It'll only be a few days before I find out though! View attachment 2872679
Put the babies in the playpen to give them some more space and this little one squeezed out to come see me!
She then fell asleep in my hand.
I never leave them unattended for exactly this reason!
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100% hatch rate! Congrats!Whew it's been a long day but all 15 chicks that were in lockdown hatched!
I got 10 paints, 4 blacks, and a partridge (I guess my boy in that breeding group and at least one of the girls is carrying recessive partridge genetics). I'll have to get some pictures tomorrow once they've all fluffed up a bit more.
The hatch went pretty well. Three were somewhat badly malpositioned and things are still a bit touch and go with them. They are active and alert though so I'm hopeful. Their legs and feet were in such awkward positions it's taking more time for them to straighten out (one has toes curled badly enough he/she got some band aid boots to straighten them).
I got more faults in this group than I'm used to. Two have single combs, one has 6 toes on one foot, and another has both a single comb and 6 toes on one foot. It seems maybe dad is passing on a few unfavorable traits so I may choose not to use him much for future breeding. I'm hoping his nice type will help make up for it though in these chicks.
I have 6 more on day 17 due to hatch this weekend as well.
Aww congratulations on the little one!!
Aww what a little sweetie! They are all such cuties, I just love the pictures you get of them too (definitely better than mine)!
Congrats on the hatch!! 100% hatched is awesome! Can’t wait to see pictures! I do love the paint color, someday maybe! How hard is it to make silkied Cochins? I’ve seen those and they look so cool and I DO have a tiny bantam cochin boy would be fun to try hatching a few someday if they ever allow him to come near them haha.Whew it's been a long day but all 15 chicks that were in lockdown hatched!
I got 10 paints, 4 blacks, and a partridge (I guess my boy in that breeding group and at least one of the girls is carrying recessive partridge genetics). I'll have to get some pictures tomorrow once they've all fluffed up a bit more.
The hatch went pretty well. Three were somewhat badly malpositioned and things are still a bit touch and go with them. They are active and alert though so I'm hopeful. Their legs and feet were in such awkward positions it's taking more time for them to straighten out (one has toes curled badly enough he/she got some band aid boots to straighten them).
I got more faults in this group than I'm used to. Two have single combs, one has 6 toes on one foot, and another has both a single comb and 6 toes on one foot. It seems maybe dad is passing on a few unfavorable traits so I may choose not to use him much for future breeding. I'm hoping his nice type will help make up for it though in these chicks.
I have 6 more on day 17 due to hatch this weekend as well.
Aww congratulations on the little one!!
Aww what a little sweetie! They are all such cuties, I just love the pictures you get of them too (definitely better than mine)!
Such tiny floofs! I just love it when they are so tiny and fluffy! They look like itty bitty stuffiesPut the babies in the playpen to give them some more space and this little one squeezed out to come see me!
She then fell asleep in my hand.
I never leave them unattended for exactly this reason!
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