Chikitty
In the Brooder
- Mar 19, 2024
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I just incubated 12 "silkie" eggs. 9 hatched, 7 are definitely silkies but 2 are not. They are even smaller than the silkies, have 4 yellow toes and beak and their skin is not black. They just look like little yellow chicks but with feathered feet. I contacted the breeder that I got the eggs from and their response was that their satin rooster must have snuck in and visited their hens. I thought satins had the black toes, beak and skin? Could these 2 be satin chicks?
On a side note, the two that didn't hatch pipped at the wrong end of their shells and then died. What causes the chick to pip the wrong end?
On a side note, the two that didn't hatch pipped at the wrong end of their shells and then died. What causes the chick to pip the wrong end?