Silkies chicks,, 6 days to go

[Lucy-jay]

Hi
I'm new to the forum
My two silkie hens are sitting on a mixture of Millie fleur and silkie eggs
Due at the weekend .. Can't wait
I've had several clutches ( over a few years), even khaki Campbell ducks which my Pekin had hatched and raised lol

 

[Lucy-jay]

Chicks hav hatched
1x red ,1xpartridge ,1x black so far
6 to go

 

[chrismahon]

Don't they look so cute when the chicks pop out from under mummy's feathers Lucy-jay ! I've never managed to get a photo of that, as soon as they see the camera they disppear again.

 

[Lucy-jay]

Unfortunately I've only got 4 surviving chicks
Red Pekin is a chocolate Pekin
Partridge silkie
Mottled tiny Pekin
One black silkie
Found another bl silkie dead .. Mayb due to the heat
After a few days hens lost interest in the other 4 eggs
Candled , one was dead , opened another a black silkie fully formed would of survived if still under hen
As it was almost alive but soon died
The other two has put under my friends broody to give them a chance but unlikely they'll hatch

The remaining 4 are doing well,,haven't worked how to put pics on via iPhone
Let's hope I get a couple of pullet s