Griffin Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Day 20 for Tiger Lilys babies and I've just got home from work and went straight out to check on her to find one of the Poland eggs pipping and cheeping I'm ridiculously excited We've done countless hatches so far in the incubator this year but this is the first time we've ever used a broody. It's been so much fun and so much easier. Tiger Lily is a real trooper, I'm so proud of her dedication to the task. She obviously loves being a mother, she was so good with the Brahma babies we bought her with earlier on this year. I don't know how I'll sleep tonight and I know I'll be sprinting out the back door first thing tomorrow to see what's hatched. It's a complete surprise because none of the Poland eggs were labelled and all we know is that we started out with silver laced, chamois, one crele and one white crested black, some frizzle, some not. 4/7 were fertile but we don't know what! Plus she's on two blue buff columbian bantam Brahmas too It's sooooooooooo exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 More chicks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 fab news. Keep us posted!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 It's a white crested black Tiger Lily is so proud, just look at her little face in that first photo That one makes me blub, I'm so soft We've got to go out for most of the day now, I hope to find a few more have hatched by the time we get home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebdj Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Absolutely superb! Mine are hatching today as well (I put another post up) and I am so excited. This is brilliant! I have a few silkies myself and am desperate for one to go broody at some point, would love them for to naturally hatch some bubbies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 It's official - That is the cutest white-crested black Silkie chick I have ever seen! Saronne xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 When I got back a Poland and a Brahma were pipping so hopefully little chickie shouldn't have much longer to wait for his friends. I can't wait to finish work and go home for another look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Another Poland And all the others are pipping too so tomorrow will be a busy day for Tiger Lily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 We have a Brahma Last nights Poland is a weirdy dark chocolate brown colour, I assume it's the crele. I can't imagine silver laced or chamois would start off that colour Or have I got an exceedingly rare chocolate Poland that I can sell for a billion quid? The other eggs are still cheeping away and Tiger Lily is sat tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Thats crele Chamois look buff, splash are white, silver laced are grey/black. Polish chicks are adorable aren't they? Good Luck Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 A silver laced has arrived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Griffin Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Baby Brahma will be the only Brahma in the brood because the other baby Brahma was dead in it's shell I candled it last night and saw it had pipped internally so was hopeful it'd be out today but twice Tiger Lily had kicked the egg out. So after the second time I brought it inside to candle it and there was no sign of life. I carefully broke the shell at the air sac end and it was immediately clear the reason it couldn't get out was it had a twisted beak. The kids insisted I took it out of it's shell and then we discovered it only had one eye. Poor little thing had absorbed the yolk and was ready to be born but Mother Nature hadn't quite built him right The remaining Poland egg seems to be doing ok, it's got a nice big hole we can see into and it's cheeping quite merrily. Tiger Lily is still sat on it and is contentedly cooing at her other babies who are running around her. White crested black has been eating and drinking already. Silver laced is absolutely stunning, all the kids said "Wow!" when they saw it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 They sound adorable - more pics pleaseeeese! Quick! Tiger Lily looks so gorgeous - what a clever Mummy she is, I could hug her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 All done. Five gorgeous babies White crested black Poland complaining loudly about the weather! One of the silver laced: The other silver laced: Crele Poland: Blue buff columbian Brahma: One intrepid silver laced contemplated braving the wind outside: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Awwwww,Great pics & Congrats & Sorry to hear about the one that died in it's shell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Great pictures I like the little one screaming about the cold Sorry about the DIS too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
