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I bought this guy at a poultry show recently where he was being sold as a “charcoal”. I can’t find anything about charcoal coloured silkies, only the gene that darkens the head of other colours. Would he be a blue or something else? He’s very dark on top, like black but with some lighter parts...

Hi guys, Can you please post your newborn/one day old Silkies of the above colours? Particularly interested in lavender. My guys came from a mixed flock and still drying off. I'd just like to see the difference between the three colours on a new chick, if possible. :)

I just got a new Silkie, who I believe is partridge or similar type colour. She does have small spots of white. Is it possible this is mottling? I’ve only seen black based mottled before. Or is it something else?

The eggs were meant to be lavender, I’m not convinced but could possibly be?

Hi guys, I have been searching on this site, but the links to mentioned ones all seem to be broken. Does anyone use an Excel sheet to track hatch rates of batches and willing to share it please? Thanks!

I'd love to follow fellow member's channels and see what is going on in your world. Drop your chicken or general farm related YouTube links here! Mine's https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1oJQZpiVjHYv3NKFSvUg1Q

My incubator seems to fluctuate a little. It can go between 37.3 degrees at the lowest during the night up to 38 degrees celsius during the daytime (99.14 - 100.4 degrees fahrenheit). These are the extreme temperatures. I guess it's reacting to the ambient temp within the room. Is this an...

Who's with me? I know most of you on the site it will be a not so great season to do it. For me, it is Summer, and likely my last hatch till Spring, all going well. All mine are shipped. Here's what I was shipped: 12 mille fleur Pekin Bantams (unfortunately four cracked, so 8 into the 'bator)...

Hi guys, I was getting shipped eggs from a couple places. One arrived yesterday and was in a chiller box at 15 degrees to be stored and settle, one lot arrived today, but I wasn’t given tracking so was left in our mail box for about 1-2 hours and we’ve got really hot weather at the moment, so...

One year old Silkie x hen

Had two eggs hatch on day 22. One died, think it was stuck as made a big hole in the end but no zipping as such. It was very active and vocal to start. By time I realised no breathing after humming whether to help and everywhere saying wait 24 hours, it was too late to help it. The second one I...

Currently on day 20 of my shipped Araucana eggs in the incubator. Anyone else suffer from the anxiety that comes during lockdown, wondering if you did anything wrong, wondering if any will even hatch? Gets to me everytime. Say I'm not alone! :lol:

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Fairly new to incubating chickens. My mum's always owned chickens however. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Just two Easter Eggers I raised from day old. Have 13 in lockdown in the incubator atm. (3) What breeds do...