So I processed the last 4 blacks the two stunted ones I just culled and gave those to my rats as they werent growing but 3/4 where pullets like i predicted weeks ago The two stunted ones
The two im keeping
Actually this line hasnt been inbred at all lol and out of 18 chicks it was the only one that had it... And go figure my most inbred line is my project tolbunts and I have yet to have an issues with deformities lol
Processed all the blacks but 4 and one chocolate
The oldest two I thought were males, they were
The chocolate had a messed up beak
The youngest...all I predicted where males...they were, kept ones I banded weeks ago as possible pullets and still think they are except one stunted one which...
I hatched 4 ch im keeping two an heir and a spare lol plus a third thats a week old if something happened I wouldnt even bother starting over I would call it quits
So on the 3 week olds did lose a black one got chilled and another black was having like a seizure but is better now sold two chocolate pullets chicks for $10 each and its either these eggs are very fertile or im a pro silkie hatcher as this next hatch...12/12 hatched!! But heres the sad...
The oldest rooster was processed but did hatch 7/7 chicks from him and my black hen 4/7 are chocolates!
All the chocolates pullets The 3 blacks
Them all together so you can see the difference
Havent updated this in months but kept three I thought were males when they where young here they are
9-1-23 hatched one
9-24-23 hatched ones
First one has eggs in the bator from my black hen well see what hatches should get chocolate pullets from them then hes gonna be processed and gonna use...
Well she has 15 kids before I sold her first hatch was 6 only two were silkied feathered so rest went bye bye (gave them away) heres the parents
The first clutch when they where babies
And these are the only two I keptthe second clutch of 9 so far 5 look like they might be silkied feathered...
I have a pair of black silkies and a friend hatched an am x silkie mixed thats chocolate my plan is to breed it to my black silkie rooster and keep a silkied black male then breed him to my black hen and keep a silkie chocolate this is where I will keep tabs on it
This is my silkie mix chocolate...