mimi5 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Sorry to be dim.....but how exactually do you all know Bumble is a girl????? Is it the eyeliner?? I ask because in my 1st hatch I had a chick with eyeliner and yes it was a she (infact she was the only girl!!!!!) I re-homed her 3 brothers (georgous they were too!!) and kept her, she is called Penny. Sorry for side tracting, just very interested!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 They are gorgeous. Were your eggs posted, how was hatch rate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 No I collected them from someone on the forum. All three mini silkie eggs were fertile and hatched and of the three Dutch bantams two weren't fertile and the fertile one hatched. So 100% hatched, I was thrilled, just in case you can not tell Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 So you should be too. I had a bit of trouble getting silkie eggs I liked, but finally have some in my incubator now. I bet Tumble will love the silkies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Congratulations Purplemaniacs I saw my first incy Silkie hatchling just this week - a wee black, rather wet, fluffy being and a broken egg shell sill in the incy. It wasn't even mine and I was thrilled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Aww sweet - they are all lovely - but I really love Bumble & Elvis! I love the name Tumbelina too. Congratulations! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I really like Bumble the best and such a cute name too. The others are very sweet too, but Bumble does it for me What a proud chick mummy you must be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Thank you, Bumble is a sweetie, she is already gaining her little wing feathers much qiuicker than the mini silkies. It is a shame the other two Dutch bantam eggs weren't fertile. I hope she will be happy living with the mini silkies and Tumble provided some of the silkies are girls. Anyone know if this plan is feasable? Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thank you, Bumble is a sweetie, she is already gaining her little wing feathers much qiuicker than the mini silkies. It is a shame the other two Dutch bantam eggs weren't fertile. I hope she will be happy living with the mini silkies and Tumble provided some of the silkies are girls. Anyone know if this plan is feasable? Chrissie I don't see why it wouldn't be feasible as they are all growing up together and Silkies are such gentle beings that I wouldn't have thought they'd be nasty to those who are a tad smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 I thought I would update you all. Sadly Bumble died yesterday, she had not been quite right for a few days, she seemed to find it difficult to move around, I had hoped she would improve but sadly it was not to be. I had put off putting them out in the eglu as I was not sure how Bumble would cope outside. But yesterday I decided it was time for the other three to go out into the eglu. Noir who I am pretty sure is male, Tumbelina and Elvis are now in the eglu but are not getting the hang of going to bed in the eglu I have tried the torch and had to resort to the broom form of persuasion I hope they get the hang of it soon. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Oh I am sorry about Bumble . You may have to be a little patient with those other Silkies as Silkies are not known for their brains. They are the real pretty blonds of the chicken world though Polands must come a close second as two of mine still haven't got the hang of going into their house at night and they are POL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Awww poor little Bumble. I'm sorry you lost her. I hope the others continue to do well xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Thank you Luvachicken and Shabby Chic. The other three put themselves to bed tonight, clever girls (or should I say girls and boy). Each has a different hair do, one I am sure is a boy has laid back hair the other two I hope are girls one has hair going in every direction and the other has a very neat top knot. Time will tell Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I would say that 'laid back hair' is likely to be a cockerel. The one with 'hair going in all directions' may just end up as a hen with a rather scatty look and not much of a pom pom. I've had one of these in black. She looked like she had an up-ended paint brush on her head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
