They are doing good so far thanks! ☺️ The little Nn's beak is starting to cross slightly unfortunately but the others look good at this point. I hatched another little partridge looking Nn from him and have 15 eggs in the incubator from him that are due by Friday as well. :)
I'll have to work...
Thank you! The lightest chick is a little Nn. 😁 And yep these are the babies from the new boy, I've got another 16 developing nicely in the incubator as well. I'm hoping for around 15-20 or so from him to grow out. ☺️
Thank you! And you are very welcome! ☺️
Thank you! I've been wanting to...
Here are some new babies that just hatched here. The two little black/dark chicks I believe will be cuckoo/barred (which is kind of fun as it is a color I haven't had before in silkies or satins). ☺️
There are some people here with some gorgeous silkies who maybe will be able to help better...
Wow those are some amazing shots! 😲❤️
It can be really hit and miss but I've had some luck selling extra boys on craigslist.
She is just gorgeous! 😍 Looking like that I can see why the Polkies are gaining popularity! 🥰
Aww congratulations on the new babies! Kana sure makes adorable little...
I'd say a little pullet as well. 🥰
Sounds hilarious (boys will be boys)! I'm not in charge of the thread but I'd think it would probably be fine to post here and I'm sure a lot of us would love seeing the pictures! 😁 You could always wait for some more confirmation from others who post here...
Oh goodness that has got to be frustrating with the fertility issues! 😣
I have two boys right now who are similar....they can get the job done fine but give almost no fertilized eggs! 😩 After months of nothing from them I finally got a couple chicks. I'm not 100% sure the chicks are theirs and...
I definitely see what you mean about the colored portion looking like Merle! 🥰
I'm crossing my fingers I get a few babies from the black satin, she probably has the nicest type of all the girls. 😁
Thank you! I'm not sure what to call the color. It reminds me of how pied looks in some birds and animals so I've been calling him him pied-like for now. 😂
The others that are somewhat similar I've found pictures of are more on a black base or a more buff-red base so more black/white and...
Gotcha, I can definitely understand the too many! 😂 I'm always getting tempted by pretty colors I don't have yet too. :oops: I'm sure if I get anywhere with it I'll be posting here. 😁 I'll probably show the first little splits to hatch next week too just for fun even though they won't be like dad.
Thanks! Yeah I definitely feel very lucky to have the opportunity to try working on this! If it ends up being very reproducible I hope the color will catch on. 😊 The babies I have close to hatching now will just be splits so will probably look pretty normal (his girls he has now are unrelated...
I know a little while ago I hinted at a new color project this fall when I could get eggs from a breeder. I ended up getting something even better! The breeder decided to focus more on her other breeds and offered me the little flock those eggs were going to be coming from! 😁
It's this little...
I wonder if her getting close to laying and her hormones changing rapidly has her acting oddly maybe? I hope someone else might have some other ideas though, I'm really not much help here. :oops:
They all turned out so pretty! ❤️
Getting any red to show up in the splash calico seems like it can be tricky. I'd think with Red Cloud you'd have a better chance though. I've heard of some breeders having decent luck with splash x buff. I myself haven't gotten far at all in my own attempts...
Aww such a cutie! It's always a lot of fun watching them grow. 🥰
Oh how funny, and what a great photo! 😁 ❤️
Aww she is looking beautiful! She really is already filled in a lot for just 9 weeks! 🥰
Little Violet is looking pretty cute too! 😁
What a pretty girl! I can't wait to see what...
Beautiful! 🥰 My guesses are still the same as before though Perdy's comb being so small and the behavior being less cockerel like now has me leaning a little more towards pullet than before. ☺️
Aww how exciting about the babies! 🥰 And yeah you would need two chickens carrying blue to get any splash so I'd guess the little splash looking baby probably did have a different dad. Bruno sure is a cutie! 🥰 Mottling being recessive I'm guessing his babies will probably not show much or any...