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Silkie eggs have pipped! (pic added)

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Yay - my 2 remaining silkie eggs ( rest infertile) have pipped - they are wiggling away working hard to hatch. Fingers crossed they do it good. :pray: I won't sleep properly tonight - will keep checking the incubator. Good job it's in our bedroom. The only room we can shade the incubator from the sun. Oh I really hope they hatch ok, I've been wanting silkies for ages - & I want a cockerel. Come on little chickies - you can do it!

 

Emma.x

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any news ? bet you didn't get much sleep :lol::lol: I have silkies due sunday so interested in photos asap :whistle:

 

We're hoping for a least 1 girl for DD.. so if you don't get a little lad I'm sure we will if you'd like one as the odds are swung this way :lol:

 

news needed... :D

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We have a chick hatched about 10 minutes ago! It's still all wet & fluffing up in the incubator. It seems to be a golden colour. :D It has these long legs, in comparison to its body they look funny! It's cheeping away in the incubator - very cute. The other egg is now well cracked & I don't think it will be too long until that one also hatches. :D

 

Emma.x

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Pictures are on my hubbys camera & I can't find the lead to download them on the computer. I will do them when he comes in & get him to take some more. Oh I am so chuffed. They are so fluffy & look like Emu. :lol: They have such big feet for tiny chicks, but perfect in every way. I'm trying to teach them how to peck & where there water is - dipped beaks - dipped my finger & wet there beaks also. The golden one (Scooter) is up on its feet wandering already - the other (Basehunter) is still a bit wobbly on its feet - it will catch up in a few hours no doubt.

Oh they are so sweet.

So we now have 5 chicks.

3 from my big girls with my broody Marlene - gold laced Wyandotte

2 silkies in the brooder.

 

Names..

 

With Marlene

Mini me - dark striped

Dizzy - Yellowy

Rascal - light yellow fluffy feet

 

Silkies

Scooter - golden coloured

Basehunter - White

 

:D

Emma.x

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Yes I'm fine thanks - just upsetting as he knew me & my sister from birth & we always called him Uncle.

Hubby has taken lots of photos - but we've just not had chance to put them on the computer.

 

Chicks are doing well & soooooo cute.

 

Emma.x

 

Hope you're feeling ok today x

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Is the golden one I've got a partridge colour? :? The white one is very very affectionate bless it. It has a bit more of a hairdo than the other one too.

In an ideal world I'm hoping for a male & a female.

I got my eggs from ebay - & these were the outcome! I am very pleased as they are lovely little things that hatched all by themselves - thank god!

The lady I bought the eggs from had 2 white & one black female silkie running with a golden red silkie cockerel.

 

Emma.x

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Is the golden one I've got a partridge colour? :? The white one is very very affectionate bless it. It has a bit more of a hairdo than the other one too.

In an ideal world I'm hoping for a male & a female.

I got my eggs from ebay - & these were the outcome! I am very pleased as they are lovely little things that hatched all by themselves - thank god!

The lady I bought the eggs from had 2 white & one black female silkie running with a golden red silkie cockerel.

 

Emma.x

 

Ooo I saw those on ebay! looked lovely birds! I have no idea what the golden one would be but poss gold after the dad? if my partridge hatches successfully I'll post pics so you can compare...

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Is the golden one I've got a partridge colour? :?

 

Emma.x

 

Think yours must be gold as compared with my partirdge its much lighter.. what do you think now both are out?

 

 

 

ok here they are!

The golden / partridge one - Scooter

The white one - Basehunter.

 

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Emma.x

 

My Partridge

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