ellasflock Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Hi Everyone, to those people who were keeping up with the Candling day 17 thread. Today I successfully hatched a chick. Her name is Hyacinth and she is very cute! I am assuming it’s a girl but obviously I will change the name if it’s a roo! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Hooray!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Love Hyacinths hairdo! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasflock Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 @Cat tails I know! Crazy hair day much 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 25 minutes ago, ellasflock said: Crazy hair day much 🤣 Well your chick has Lockdown hair just like the rest of us So pleased for you that you got a hatch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeramaSilly Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Aw Hyacinth is lovely - what breed is she? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasflock Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Thank you!!! @SeramaSilly she is bearded Silkie☺️ Slightly more fluffy now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 How’s she looking now? Makes me laugh so much how in the first few hours they just blunder around and then drop and sleep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasflock Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) I know! It’s hilarious, she was so sleepy 🤣 she has certainly fluffed up a lot and is eating and drinking well in the DIY brooder! Edited March 13, 2021 by ellasflock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Too cute! Are you expecting more chicks? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasflock Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 Well I was expecting more but a few were not fertile at all and I have two in the incubator at the moment but i don’t think they will hatch unfortunately. But I am all prepared if the chick is alone as a man down the road is hatching some Silkie chicks and if he has any available I will get one to pair with my chick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Hope they will still hatch! Fingers crossed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasflock Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 Thank you!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 So cute 🥰 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Such a cutie !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasflock Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 I know!🥺 I will send an update when she has grown a bit bigger and I can tell for sure whether or not it is a female☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 13 hours ago, ellasflock said: I know!🥺 I will send an update when she has grown a bit bigger and I can tell for sure whether or not it is a female☺️ That might take a good few months right? I think Silkies are generally hard to sex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasflock Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 Well when I initially bought my rooster(which has been re-homed by the way) he was a chick at about 5 weeks old, and I was able to sex him then, but I made a mistake and thought he was a girl. Now I know what mistake I made I am pretty sure I can sex the chick at 5 weeks now. But yes, they don’t have red combs or anything until quite a lot later if it is a rooster. So it can be difficult To sex them🤞🏻😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Think there was someone on here that had a few silky hens and at 5 months they suddenly started to crow instead of laying eggs. 😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasflock Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 Oh no😬😅 That is not good, a similar thing happened to mine, when I got him I made a mistake in thinking he was a girl and then I questioned myself because i guessed based on the shape of his comb and then at about 5 months mine started to crow🤣but I think I know what I will be looking for this time😂🤞🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Very cute! Silkies can be notoriously hard to sex - people guess based on head shape and wings but they’re cockerels (rooster is American ) until proven otherwise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasflock Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 That’s interesting, (oops I mean cockerel then🤣) I guess I will just keep my fingers crossed for a hen then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Did any of the others manage to hatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellasflock Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 No unfortunately none have hatched, but I have introduced my chick to my Silkie hen and she is very motherly so she was definitely good company and reassuring that the chick will do fine in a couple of months when I move her into the big chicken household. She is still living inside my house with heat, and lots of cuddly toys and mirrors and daily company and doesn’t seem lonely at all!🤣 This is her size update! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Didn’t the breeder have any chicks to give her company? Adding a single chicken to an existing flock can be very challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
