Griffin Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) I've been fighting the urge to hatch some more Silkies out for a few weeks now but caved in this week and arranged to go and buy some cuckoo Silkie eggs this morning As we all know incubators work best at full capacity *cough* *splutter* I simply had to fill it up with others too So going in tomorrow will be 6 cuckoo Silkies, 6 frizzle Silkies, 6 gold pencilled Hamburgs plus one mutant egg laid by Tiger Lily this morning. She's been the object of affection from dearly departed Dino the blue Orp and soon to be departed Boris the black Orp and Steve the Speckled Sussex. I dread to think what the poor baby will look like but I can't help myself We've never had a homegrown before so I might as well and will pray that it's a girl I'm particularly looking forward to being able to sex the cuckoo Silkies early as with other cuckoo breeds the boys barring is much lighter than the girls, none of the usual waiting six months Watch them all be boys now Edited February 23, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Its all starting again! Lots of Lewis is getting jealous though ... maybe after exams I'll plant a few hints with mother ... because I'm really subtle with things like that If we can go to another show I don't think there'd be much argument, the National is what got me the WIR Fingers crossed for girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Ooh frizzle silkies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Ooh frizzle silkies *Sizzles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Ooh frizzle silkies *Sizzles There you go inventing breed names again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I like the sound of Sizzles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Thats brilliant Griffin, a good mix I hope you didnt pay the money I did for Frizzle Silkies off ebay... Only one of mine hatched and whatever it is it it certainly not what I paid good money for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Gotta love those Ebay eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyMurray Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I have a Light Sussex cockerel and its so exciting putting my own eggs in the incubator (or under Peggy my Red/Black Araucana like last year) I'm never sure what I'll get as I have soooo many different hens running with him. So far though I think my brown layers and the Light Sussex girls seem to be his fav. Not sure how long I'll have babies from Bert as hes nearly 4 and limps about, Whats the oldest any of you have had a cockerel for thats been fertile?? Dyan Good luck with your eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Tigers egg was clear I've just candled for the first time, dead easy with Silkie eggs and the Hamburgs were a doddle too, nice light shells. Left in there now are: 3 Cuckoo Silkies 4 Frizzle Silkies 4 Hamburgs I'm not too sure about one of the Hamburgs, it looks a day or so behind the rest but I left it in for now. Only 16 very long days to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Fingers crossed for you. I'm longing to see what the frizzle silkies look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I'm guessing Bonnie Langford ringlets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 They're not as frizzley as a normal frizzle but the feathers on their neck point upwards rather than down or out like normal Silkies. Their hair-do is different too. The bonus with these particular ones is that after over a year of breeding them it's become clear to their breeder Luci that all the boys have gold hi-lights on their necks, just like my Nymphadora had, so it'll be easy to remove them early. My little blue Silkie Nelly is a frizzle, I'll have to take photos of her, that's if she can stay still for more than 0.3 seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 I am beside myself with excitement already Today is day 15 and the end can't come soon enough for me. It's due in part to the incubator being in my kitchen now instead of garage so I see it more often, I must peer in at the eggs at least ten times a day I swear I saw a Hamburg wobble yesterday. How anything can hatch out of an egg that tiny I don't know! I'm off to get a cup of tea and I'll have another look while I'm there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 How exciting 6 days to go (give or take ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 *drums fingers impatiently and walks up and down* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Weeeell you could make sure the important things are to hand when they actually start to hatch - like a camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 I've got everything ready, I'm just so impatient! I've never done a whole load of bantams in the incubator before, I guess they could hatch early and if they do I haven't a clue how early. Since Doughnut hatched on day 18 and that's tomorrow I hope to see some action at least then or Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Any cheeping sounds yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 I thought I heard something this afternoon when I was watching them for the 847th time today but the room was noisy and it didn't happen again. I'll go talk to them later when my darling offspring are not trying to kill each other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Egg watching is so time consuming. How inconsiderate of the youngsters squabbling when you have such important things to do. I suggest lock the offspring in a cupboard and that will muffle the sound so you can get back to the babies and listen in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Oh Koojie, you are so naughty But, i like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 I think they're tucked up in bed in their little shells fast asleep because they're all quiet and not wobbling. Bless their little cotton socks. I can just imagine them with woollen blankets. Am I mad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 See you on the crazy thread later then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 I've just set up the incy as a hatcher, arranged the three types of eggs into rows so I know which is which and we now have a wobbling Hamburg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
