Love those colors Sphinx! Good luck on the water training. Do you have a syringe? I have used those before when I knew my babies weren't going for the water in the bowl. You put a drop on their beak, they go crazy for it because they are thirsty..as I am typing this, I guess a drop on your finger would work too..then lead them right up against the dropper as they chase your finger around..mine would chase the dropper around. Then I would swirl the water for them in the container..might work for the water nipples?
At least it wasn't on the top rung of the roost this time...that was a sticky drippy mess. Part of me wants to give her credit and blame Peaber, but the signs are pointing to Ophelia.
We don't know for a while, but this little one has more of a pointy feather, and the comb is looking good. I am keeping a tiny tot from the hatch. It is a blue. I've had to baby it since day one..and it hatched out on it's own, but very very small. I will post a picture of the yellow one that will be a white splash tomorrow.
Also, if I could only get my Blue Splash bred..that would be great. She is laying like crazy. That would be great to have some Silkie eggs that would have a better chance coming from my back yard. 