I have wanted paint silkies for awhile now but could not find any eggs that I could afford.I won some on ebay,and the lady was so nice she sent me 15 plus 9 other mixed color eggs.If they look like the picture they are going to be beautiful.I also went on an egg exchange page and traded a chicken purse for 8 buff eggs that she will send when she get enough to send. Glad I have lots of broodes now,last count 8
Exciting!
Congrats Green.
Sad news about the paint silkie,I went in the coop yesterday and one of the broodies had killed 5 newly hatched chicks,one was still alive so I brought it in and it is under the heater and made it through the night.I have no idea who done it or why, I did take out 3 of the broodies and put them in another coop and took the rest of the paint eggs and put them under my 4 year old silkie that I hand raised and has had many hatches and is a good mom.I will put the house one under her tonight.So hoping for more hatches so this one will not be alone.I did see blood on one of the silkies face only because she is white,she and the other two are now in another coop,dont know if the other two had anything to do with it or not.I know when they start killing a chick its almost like a shark attack they all join in,I did see that last year and managed to save the chick from them.You would think silkies would be the last to do this but sadly not true.I did google it and it happens a lot.Then on top of that my bantam cochin rooster that I gave to my friend that loved him as much as I did died of a stroke yesterday,dont know why that happened either he was only 2 and very well taken care of.She was devastated as well as she was going to use him for breeding next spring. We have put $909.00 in our dog Tilley this month,she has thyroid issues,a skin infection and had to have her teeth cleaned.Her shampoo was $46.00 plus all the pills she has to take.But I guess when you have animals you have to take the best care of them as you can.There goes my new chair that I have wanted for so long,lol
In memory of Spike my little man
Oh how sad! I hope the survivor and its sibling eggs fare better.
The survivor is out with Jadee my 4 year old silkie,she has hatched 3 more and has more eggs under her.Hope they all hatch and hope at least two are paints.
So far so good!
Ended up with 6.I had to help one hatch,it was stuck in the egg.It was doing well yesterday but got left in the nesting box this morning,not strong enough to get out with everyone else,it was cold,so I brought it in and its under my husbands shirt right now till the box warms up for it.Will keep it for a day or so till it is as strong as the rest.It is 3 days younger than the rest and that makes a big difference when they are that young.And its a paint
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How many paints did you get total?
3 paints,the little one in the house is a paint.I don't know if it will make it or not,it chirps really loud a lot like its in distress.I have helped it drink but its not eating.I will make a hard decision in the morning.I hate times like this
I have started chicks eating by dabbing yogurt on their beaks. - Might be worth a try.
I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT SOME YOGURT YESTERDAY! ITS STILL ALIVE THIS MORNING AND QUIET.PUT SOME WATER IN FEED AND WILL TRY THAT TILL I GET TO THE STORE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rno3qMGxi9k Trying this to see if it works.Yup it worke.This is Jadee my 4 year old silkie that has raised many babies.These are my first paint silkies.I think there is 2 and not sure of the yellow ones,I do see spots on them.
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Ended up having to put it down,it had splayed legs and crooked feet.Tried to fix them with tape but could not.Hate doing things like that
