Recent content by chantels1

are they rehomed yet?

Can you show me the splints? I have a 1 day old silkie with the same symptoms. Reluctant to put weight on leg. I want to splint, but don't know how.

Not to mention, there is no such thing as show quality eggs... Just because the parents win shows, does not mean they produce 100% show quality eggs. Silkies have so many hidden colors, it is difficult to predict what you will get. For instance: I purchased 12 eggs from 3000 miles away...

They are silkies. So it takes both parents to create a partridge? I have a blue partridge hen. Bred her to my blue roo. Got some partridge babies, does that mean my roo caries the Partridge Gene?

Thanks

Black x black should =100% black correct? So how did I get a partridge chick? Shipped eggs got 3 black and 1 partridge.

It's a little Partridge.

My luck. :barnie. These were supposed to be from pure black pens . This chick does not appear to be black... What do you think? Hard to tell till it fluffs up, but it's looking partridge to me.

So this happened.... Chick internally pipped yesterday. No change by 11 this morning, so I made a safety hole. No change by 5pm, so I made a bigger hole. Saw veins so let rest.by 830 no change, but somehow 8nner membrane was trying to chick, so I had to soak it off carefully. That's when I...

It has been. But I have 3 blacks from FL and 1 odd ball. . Chick #1 I helped a bit more and it was able to pull it's head out of the shell. It was malpositioned with head between it's feet. So glad I helped it. I left it in the shell with it's head out. It looked like it might die from...

Wish I had time to take a picture, but got up to check chicks as I am slowly helping the 1st pip out. About 3 hours ago I saw one had started to zip. Let it be and went back to bed. Got up now and the poor thing ad zipped, but couldn't get it's head or but out of the shell because of the...

I believe naked necks and Showgirls are two different types. The show Girls have an extra line of feathers on their neck like a feather boa. Don't quote me though I'm no expert, but I'm learning a lot fairly quick.

Yay, the 2nd pip from Florida hatched. It is black, and healthy. As much as I can see for now. Still no change in the first pip from last night. It had been 24 hours and I couldn't even see if it was breathing, so I took it out of the incubator to take a look since there's no other external...

I am not a fan, and we can't use in our silkie breeder pen. I am so disappointed.but it is cute -ish...

Oh my luck! The single remaining egg from Mississippi hatched. I should be happy.... I ordered 8 black eggs. She asked if I would take another color if she didn't have enough. I said blue/splash. Received 8 black & 1 marked BS. None of the blacks even started to develop. All 8 we're...