Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[JulieNKC]

That's what I meant. Lol.


I do too. He's a cutie.


Well, that's cool!

Julie- Did you sleep with the alligator? And did it live in your bathtub? Just askin. lmbo

No! Lol

This question wasn't for me, but Goat Milk! I've seen human babies raised on goat milk, foals,kittens, puppies, raccoons, squirrels etc..... all raised on goat milk and let me tell you they end up looking better than the babies on their own kinds milk.

Hmmm, might have to try it. Have to get her something tomorrow. Just giving pedialyte tonight.

I don't have any now. I used to sell my goat milk to a family whos son couldn't have cows milk, and to various other folks, including a vet, for baby animals. I wish I'd gad some for the squirrel. We found him when he was only a day or two old. He died at day 5. :-(

I think they are really hard to raise when they are that young. I already lost one, within hours of being here. Had a big bruise on it's chest, think it hit hard when it fell.

 

[Marty1876]

No! Lol


Hmmm, might have to try it. Have to get her something tomorrow. Just giving pedialyte tonight.


I think they are really hard to raise when they are that young. I already lost one, within hours of being here. Had a big bruise on it's chest, think it hit hard when it fell.

rabbits are way easier.

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

Hmmmmm...... No offense here, but thats not how I understand the silkie gene to work. A silkie duck with silkie feathers is homozygous for the silkie gene (meaning they have 2 copies of the silkie gene) and the silkie ducks with smooth feathers are heterozygous for the silkie gene (meaning they only have 1 copy of the silkie gene). You breed two silkie feathered ducks to each other and since they have two copies of the gene each parent has to give 1 copy to the offspring making all of your offspring silkie feathered and homozygous for the silkie gene since they received a copy from each parent.

Silkie feathered X Silkie feathered = 100% Silkie feathered (works the same way as silkie chickens, you don't get normal feather out of silkie parents)

Silkie carrier X Silkie Carrier = 25% Silkie feathered, 50% Silkie Carrier, and 25% no silkie gene at all.

Silkie Carrier X Silkie feathered = 50% Silkie feathered, 50% Silkie Carriers

I never thought I would ever use a Punnett Square when I was learning it in school, but what do you know it comes in quite handy.

I only have 3 coming though. & I don't really want to be mixing up colors.

Also, if you breed a silkie, to a silkie (Whether both parents are silkied or not) You will get SOME silkied babies.

Silkie feathered X Silkie feathered = 50% silkie, 50% Non silkied.
Non Silkied X non Silkied = 25% silkie, 25% non silkied.

I didn't order TSQ, so I might not get any silkied. I'm hopeing for 1 silkied though

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Hmmmmm...... No offense here, but thats not how I understand the silkie gene to work. A silkie duck with silkie feathers is homozygous for the silkie gene (meaning they have 2 copies of the silkie gene) and the silkie ducks with smooth feathers are heterozygous for the silkie gene (meaning they only have 1 copy of the silkie gene). You breed two silkie feathered ducks to each other and since they have two copies of the gene each parent has to give 1 copy to the offspring making all of your offspring silkie feathered and homozygous for the silkie gene since they received a copy from each parent.

Silkie feathered X Silkie feathered = 100% Silkie feathered (works the same way as silkie chickens, you don't get normal feather out of silkie parents)

Silkie carrier X Silkie Carrier = 25% Silkie feathered, 50% Silkie Carrier, and 25% no silkie gene at all.

Silkie Carrier X Silkie feathered = 50% Silkie feathered, 50% Silkie Carriers

I never thought I would ever use a Punnett Square when I was learning it in school, but what do you know it comes in quite handy.

thats how Millie explaned it to me... i may have read it wrong though.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Crazy12 yep funny how that "oh I will never use this" stuff comes back at the oddest times. You have it correct on the silkie feather gene. Post pictures when you get your flock.

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

It's gotta be fresh goat milk. That crap in the can you find at the store just doesn't work the same. I wish you were coming down my way julie. I've got some frozen colostrum in the freezer from the goats. I keep it in there just in case we need it for puppies or baby goats. oh and by the way for those of you who make goat cheese let your chickens have the whey mine drank it up when I had some and it's packed with vitamins.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Crazy, I totally did NOT read that Email right. I'm sorry for spreading wrong information. I can't wait for my silkies!! Can you tell how the feathering is gonna turn out while their ducklings??

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

Oh, I will post lots of pics of them growing up. I'm just trying to wait patiently for that email from Holderread saying your ducklings will be shipping on such and such date.

This was pretty much the most expensive single purchase yet, so I better get some goodies. I paid like $220 for these buggers to be shipped to me.

Crazy12 yep funny how that "oh I will never use this" stuff comes back at the oddest times. You have it correct on the silkie feather gene. Post pictures when you get your flock.

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

I'm not sure..... these will be my first silkie ducklings, so we will see. If we get them around the same time I can post pics of what mine look like because Holderread Guaranteed them to be silkie feathered.

Crazy, I totally did NOT read that Email right. I'm sorry for spreading wrong information. I can't wait for my silkies!! Can you tell how the feathering is gonna turn out while their ducklings??

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Oh, I will post lots of pics of them growing up. I'm just trying to wait patiently for that email from Holderread saying your ducklings will be shipping on such and such date.

This was pretty much the most expensive single purchase yet, so I better get some goodies. I paid like $220 for these buggers to be shipped to me.

I know! Their sooooo stinking expensive!!!! I got the normal (Wishing I got TSQ) And it was like $45 for 3... OUCH!!