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I leave them in the bator with hobbles only because it has actual corners. Chicks like to back themselves into a corner for support sometimes if a bit weak. I think you're doing what you can

I have trouble understanding people on the phone so it helps me. Sometimes I just need a quick reply on something. I still talk with older relatives on the phone. Plus hubby and Mom. If it takes more than a couple sentences, a call is easier. Gen x here.

The quicker you get hobbles on, the faster the legs fix. I've hobbled chicks when just dry and was able to remove them the next day

I'd hobble immediately. It may fix it. I can't tell if it's actually twisted. May just be splayed

Eggs aren't done for until you've tried warming them back up and seeing if they keep developing. Ive hatched cracked eggs in the incubator. Just carefully covered the cracks with wax. Accidents happen with broodies sometimes.

Silkies hatch earlier than LF ameraucana incubated at same temp in my experience. I adjusted temp on mine to get them off day 18-19. I absolutely will still have the turner on (on accident) because there are always early hatchers plus I felt day 17 was too early.

They usually hatch earlier for me. I have my incubator temp dialed in for silkies to get them to 20 or 21. I have had the occasional one get past day 21. I'd candle and see what's going on

Not exactly. 50% of them will carry it. 25% will be single and 25% will only carry walnut. Simple punnet square for it works with this gene.

Vaulted skull doesn't really have a relation to crest size no matter what some have claimed. Most of my biggest crests have had normal skulls. The crests tend to be rounder without it as well. I don't actively select against it, but also don't select for it so have had less with a vault over the...

I haven't had that fault pop up in my birds. I wouldn't use the bird for breeding and both parents would be removed from breeding since it's recessive so both carried it. I do this with most disqualifications. If it's from crossing in another breed for a trait, that takes much time to remove it...

The evil things will go stand on their treadle feeder step when the birds manage to get in. Then they wait until the little bird takes the bait and flies down to grab food. Silkie then jumps off the treadle. I had weights on the lids that silkies can just open because of too intelligent rats...

Not kidding about my silkies being killers. They got 3 red-winged blackbirds and 2 sparrows in the last week

Responded to a question in the byc facebook group about ugly coops. I don't think mine is very pretty. This is my set up. All 5 pens open to a courtyard for safe "free ranging". It's on the west side so the walls stay tarped year round as I found it keeps it cooler inside. Back of pens...

I'd try something that also carries blue

Im sorry. This is what that boy reminds me of

You'll get leaky blue chicks. Black to partridge produces leaky black chicks. 1 copy of the blue gene from the splash parent to make for blue chicks. Breeding those chicks back to partridge will give half leaky chicks and half partridge. May not have good markings but will be partridge. Any...

No. It's almost default chicken color. Wild type partridge just doesn't have the proper lacing. Other genes can modify it. That's how you get wheaten. Genes can also cover and change it. Actual white silkies are recessive white and normally partridge underneath. Black silkies are extended black...

They are bearded. Not a named color. Depending on how old, that one on the top right might be a boy. If they are adult it's a hen.