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Recently I hatched 19 silkie chicks from my birds. All them seem to be doing very well, except for one. This chick, about 2 days ago (They are 4-6 days old, this chick is 4 days) began distress calling. It has not stopped that I can tell. I have inspected the chick multiple times since...

I want to start by saying this idea is in its very early stages. I am not married to the idea of getting geese, but I am interested. I have chickens currently, and have raised ducks in the past. I found the ducks to be incredibly messy, mainly due to their water source, but otherwise, great...

Hello all, I have a silkie pullet that I bred that does not look like a normal paint. Her spots are very dilute, she looks like a blue paint. I'm wondering if anyone knows the genetics behind blue paint? My understanding with typical paints is that a bird with a dominant white gene breeds with...

Does this silkie pullet have split wing?

I have 4 silkie pullets available. 3 blue and 1 black. All very sweet. I believe the 2 older blues (under 1 year) are laying but the younger 2 should be by this year. 1 - breeder quality blue hen. 5 toes, blue ears, good comb. Asking $100 obo 2 - pet quality blue hen. Has a comb defect, but...

Hello all, I am a hobby breeder of silkies who has been on hiatus until this year. I've been letting my girls do all the hatching for a while, but I'm ready to get back into it. I'm looking to buy a new incubator, because I really struggle to clean the ones I have. Currently I have an...

Hello everyone, I just wanted to share something I found both interesting and depressing. I had a silkie hen laying on 10 WH eggs for me. One was an early quitter. Of the 9 remaining, 8 had internally pipped, 1 had quit late. 6 of the 9 hatched. I’ve recently stopped doing eggtopsies as...

Hello all! I’m SUPER happy to announce that I just hatched my second batch of ducks ever! It went slightly better than last time, with a 50% hatch rate vs 33% (Ducks are more challenging for me to hatch thus far!) With my first batch (also Welsh Harlequins), I began to try and sex them, but...

Hey guys, I’ve set about 8 silkie eggs and 28 quail eggs on May 4th and May 8th respectively. Today is the first day I decided to candle. Chicken eggs first. All clear. At first I thought maybe the hen (they’re all from one hen) was infertile, but then I candled my quail eggs which I KNOW are...

I’ve just noticed that my favorite silkie could be male. She’s about 8-9 weeks. I noticed today her tail feathers represent a Roos in my opinion. I’m still praying she’s Female. What do y’all think?

Hello all, I had to heavily assist this Coturnix Quail chick in hatching, and now I see why. Her poor little leg is jutting out at an unnatural angle, and I suspect it’s dislocated. I do have access to veterinarians, as I work with them, however none of them deal with poultry. So I feel like...

Hello again everyone, As I (im)patiently count down the days until my first clutch of the year hatches, I am eager to start another. I predict this year is going to be great for breeders. I have another reliable incubator, only normally I manually turn in this bator, as its turner is rather...

Hello all, I am happy to say I have begun raising chicks again. My breeder/friend and I were talking about candling. I personally like to candle 3 times during incubation (and usually once before). Day 7, 12, and 17. I candle all of my eggs, because my batches are never larger than 40. Breeder...

Hello all, I am curious if this would work. I set some silkie chicken eggs 4 days ago. That means they have (roughly) 17 days to go. Could I put some Coturnix quail eggs in there as well, now? Since they will have 17-18 days til hatch, it’s not really even staggered. I would lock them down on...

Hello all, I purchased a blue silkie pullet from my local feed store about 2-3 weeks ago. They didn’t tell me her age but based on her size I’m assuming she’s about 3-4 months old. I bought her by herself, with no other chickens to put her with. About a week later, I picked up another silkie...

Hey guys, So I recently decided that I want to show/breed silkies. At first, my plan was to breed BBS, like I did with my Ameraucanas. Then I met the paint silkie. One small silkie chick with a big black spot on her butt and I’m hooked. Unfortunately, she was the only paint I bought. The...

I purchased 5 Silkie chicks a few days ago, was told they were close to 2 weeks but to me they looked just about a week old. This chick started acting strange yesterday. She was laying in an un-chick-like position by herself. I came home today and found her in a similar position. I’ve taken...

I am looking for Silkies, preferably hens/pullets (and possibly one cock/roo), but I will also consider chicks. I would prefer black, splash, or white, in that order, but will consider all colors. I am located in Northwest Georgia, but I am willing to travel within reason, so if you are in any...

So I had 4 eggs who hadn't hatched on the 23rd day (1/29). I've recently become more hands on, as I've had one or two chicks in the past who didnt hatch, and it looked to be because they were unable to externally pip. I candled all 4, one or two looked like they had popped internally but no...

I have 10 blue and black Ameraucana chicks, hatched around 1/1. $7 each. I'm near Acworth, GA. I do not ship at this time. These babies are beautiful and sweet and are true Ameraucana peeps!