The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[delisha]

Lookie what I'll be picking up on Sunday...


I'm guessing this one is a Silcochin (Silkie x Cochin) chick based upon the dark mottled appearance of the beak and legs.


Same Silcochin surrounded by either Heritage RIRs or Production Reds. More are pipping and zipping as I type (according to ki4got who has incubated and is hatching them for me).

Very cute!

 

[chickiemomy]

I don't get worried or let incubating get to me. I do enjoy it and it is fun. Even when things go upside down. I'm always learning and gaining experience. But...I don't have patience with faulty equiptment.

THAT I COMPLETELY understand... so odd -

I'm guessing & thinking from yours & other posts that incubating is very rewarding when you see all those little fluff balls coming out of the eggs successfully.

- on a much lesser level, I get a thrill out of seed planting -- seeing all the little seedlings pop up - the wonder of life.

hope all of you in Nemo's way are doing well, keeping safe! thoughts are with you from the west coast...

 

[delisha]

DH just got home..He is the sweetest man on the face of the planet..he ran me a bath..told me to go relax..he is out plowing the drive..and told me I can order the incubator and more silkie eggs.

 

[lalaland]

wow delish, he sounds sooo sweet. Nice!

 

[kian]

Yay Delisha!!

My DH is out in the 37° garage building me a Terrier proof brooding box so we can get more chicks tomorrow!

 

[aoxa]

Lookie what I'll be picking up on Sunday...


I'm guessing this one is a Silcochin (Silkie x Cochin) chick based upon the dark mottled appearance of the beak and legs.


Same Silcochin surrounded by either Heritage RIRs or Production Reds. More are pipping and zipping as I type (according to ki4got who has incubated and is hatching them for me).

The one to the left looking at us is a silkie x cochin cross as well by the looks of the beard. Especially since your SFHs and RIRs do not have beards

DH just got home..He is the sweetest man on the face of the planet..he ran me a bath..told me to go relax..he is out plowing the drive..and told me I can order the incubator and more silkie eggs.

Funny how the silkies were his idea, and now you have become attached!

Your hubby is such a sweet man!!

 

[delisha]

I am very fortunate..

 

[Bulldogma]

DH just got home..He is the sweetest man on the face of the planet..he ran me a bath..told me to go relax..he is out plowing the drive..and told me I can order the incubator and more silkie eggs.

Awwwww! What a great guy!

I do hope you get a few more Silkies... but glad to hear at least one is out and alive!

for the rest!

HUGS!

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Finally my first silkie..they sure have black skin..the egg is marked white but it sure looks like it is gold....wow that takes a long time to zip. The one that piped is still just piped and nothing..it is peeping though..nothing else on the rest of them. . Depressing for sure.

I loved that video..that chick just popped his head out..never seen that before.

I believe White Silkies hatch with yellow down. My White had yellow down.

 

[armorfirelady]

BDM & Delisha congrats on your new chicks....please keep us updated & post more pics please

And Delisha your DH is so sweet & you are very blessed