What's wrong with their feathers?

[Jubaby]

I finally had one of the silkie/ameraucana cross experiment chicks hatch. I have two more due next week.

This little chick is blue, and looks like a silkie chick. It has the five toes and feathered feet, black skin, etc. I can't wait to see how the feathers turn out in a few weeks.

I will post pictures this evening when I get home from work.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Congrats! Can't wait to hear the verdict!

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

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Congrats! Just a couple more weeks, and we'll know what genes are at play here! Very cool. I'll be watching for updates!

 

[VelvetDragon]

Ooo, I'm so excited for the pictures and development.

 

[Mahonri]

I'm still waiting patiently for pics of F1 crosses.

Black Am roo to the Splash Silkie Am pullets OR
Splash Silkie Am roo over a bunch of Black Am pullets.


Then the moment EVERYONE is waiting for... when you get a hatch from a cross of those F1 BLUES!!!!

OR what you get when you put a Silkied AM roo back over those F1 Blues.

 

[calicokat]

Julie that's great news! Man I wish there was something we could give them to speed up the growing and get us closer to an answer faster, LOL!

 

[Jubaby]

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Yes, I know! We are all waiting for that. I am about to start incubating the pullet eggs from Ozzie to Black Amer. Hen. 21+ days away!

 

[Jubaby]

Here is the silkie cross experiment chick. They are a little blurry - Sorry!

Here is a picture beside one of the splash ameraucana chicks born yesterday.

I will be taking more pictures over the next couple of weeks as the feathers start coming out.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Both are adorable!

 

[Jubaby]

I candled the pullet egg I put in the incubator a few days ago, and can see development. I have a few more eggs to go in this week. So 1st generation is on its way!