Griffin Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) and it's dragging sooooooooooo much I walk past the incy loads of times a day and gaze lovingly at my babies to be. They're due next Friday ish and it cannot come soon enough. One of the babies from my last hatch has laid her first egg today so it feels like forever since I had gorgeous little chicks to fuss over. Hurry up babies! Edited February 5, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I'm soooo envious. There is so much I want to hatch. I'd like some different bantams, some welsummers & I desperately want a black silkie. Good luck with the hatch - Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Good luck from me too. I like watching for all these babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Good luck too, I'd love to hatch some eggs too, it must be such a lovely thing to do. I'm a bit of a coward though as would get too attached if they turned out to be boys. Tempting though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Day 18 today so I've put the hatching mat in and turned the automatic turning off Making it to full term are five Silkies, 1 Gold Dutch, 1 Porcelain Sablepoot & 1 Buff Mottled Sablepoot. I reckon the Dutch will be out first, I could feel that one moving in the shell when I put the mat in this morning None of them are answering back yet when I talk to them but I did see a Silkie wobble. My last hatch in that incy was early and I expect the tiny ones might take less than 21 days to cook so I'm hoping to see a bit of action tomorrow or Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 How exciting - I like dutch bantams & Sablepots, so cute! Come on chickies. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Good lucks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 A Silkie has pipped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Ooooo exciting. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 The Silkie hasn't made any further progress but is talking to me. The Dutch has pipped too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Come on chicks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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craftyhunnypie Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Any hatched yet? Dying to see some cutie pics! In the meantime I shall just oogle over Hob"Ooops, word censored!". Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 All but two have pipped, varying shaped holes, but no chicks yet I've been waiting all day! No doubt they'll all pop out the second I go to bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Two chicks out so far The porcelain Sablepoot hatched about half an hour ago. An alleged gold Dutch arrived last night but it's not what it says on the tin It's got feathered legs and feet Emily is a bit speechless, she desperately wanted a Dutch, it was the only one of six 'Dutch' eggs to make it to full term, three were clear, two died half way through, and now it's not even what she was hoping for My money is on Pekin at the moment, we'll see...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 And we now have a Silkie! Craftyhunnypie it's not white or gold though! Can't really tell yet but it looks quite dark with gold hi-lights It's massive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Beware the massive silkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Three similarly coloured giant Silkies, two Poots and a mystery chick have hatched One more Silkie has pipped and the remaining one isn't doing anything yet. I've trawled through the feedback of the 'Dutch' seller and found that he sold a few lots of Mille Barbu D'uccles last summer. Mefinks that's what I've got That or some kind of D'uccle x Dutch Photos tomorrow when they all get shifted to the brooder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Oh how exciting! Im so jealous and cant wait for pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Massive silkies....big strain? So what colour are they now? Congrats on your chicks - any pics? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 While I was candling the last two eggs (I'm sure one is dead but the other is just sat there waiting) we took the babies out for a few quick photos and a once over. Just uploading now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 A handful of Silkies: The first one out, partridge by the looks of things: Second one, not as partridgey but similar colouring: A very happy but tired Georgia Mary with the third Silkie, the weirdest colour I have ever seen. A blue body with a yellowy blue head! Sleepy chick: Porcelain Sablepoot: Buff Mottled Sablepoot who is soooo tiny: Shakira, her hips don't lie but the title on her egg does: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Oh beautiful gorgeous chickies. Love them all! Where on earth have those colours come from though? Surely from white & gold silkies you'd expect a a few of each - not partridge & certainly not blue! My god if you've got a blue silkie I will be very very envious & might come over there & smuggle it under my bob hat! I wonder with the partridge coloured ones if you might have one of each, with the difference in darkness. Congrats. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 We now have a white Silkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Awwww any pics of the white one? Congratulations. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
