hpops Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I sadly had a white silkie that turned out to be a cockerel and had to rehome him. I was VERY sad to see him go as he was such a sweetie. I aslo at the time had a broody hen sitting on some eggs - she then got fed up with sitting on them so I stuck three of them in an incubator. I kept candeling them but could only see through two of them as the third was a blue egg and had a thick shell. the two that I could see through proved to be infertile but as I couldn't see through the blue one (and am inexperienced at candeling) I left them in the incubator. Yesterday I was cooking in my kitchen (where the incubator was) and heard a cheap, cheap and I turned round to see this ball of fluff bobbing about in the incubator!!!! http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee130/hpops9999/Photo35.jpg'>http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee130/hpops9999/Photo35.jpg http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee130/hpops9999/Photo35.jpg It's the cutest thing I have ever seen!!! Now here's a conundrum the chick hatched out of a blue egg - the cockerel was white The rest of my clock are - 2 x gold brahmas 1 RIR cross 3 pekins 1 gold 1 silver partridge and a lemon buff 1 gold silkie cross 1 black silkie 1 Lavender Araucana Now as far as I am aware the Araucana is the only blue egg layer amongst that list & I only get one blue egg a day. So that in my mind equates to 1 white silkie male mating with 1 blue egg laying lavender Araucana.......... Could anyone explain to me why I have a black fluffy chick????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 that sounds very complicated!! However, congratulations.... bet that's the best find you've had in ages.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Oh my goodness, what a gorgeous little chick! Will be interesting to see how the colouring develops. Hope it's a girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Sweet little thing. I hope it is a girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Congratulations! It's absolutely beautiful! It has the head of a silkie chick, but like you say Araucanas are the blue egg layers, so Araucana mummy?! Here's hoping it's a girl & you get lots of blue eggs in the future. What a lovely little chick! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 gorgeous chick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 what a cutie pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Ahh, that is gorgeous, and can I see the beginnings of a little top knot already? Regarding the colour, I think it is black and white colour genes that create the lavender and blue colours in chickens, so a certain percentage of the offspring will be black, blue, splash or white (although I'm sure someone out there could explain it far better than me! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 could just be the chick frathers! you'll soon see a resemblence when the proper feathers comes through I have a Araucana I think but with a hair do (thats from the father) Ive not seen what a pure Araucana looks like! I just know that she came out of a beige egg but lays blue eggs (or basil green) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brown Clan Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 How cute is that chick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Very cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbey Road Girl Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Absolutely love it! Keep us posted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
