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    Communities > Forums > Poultry and Livestock
    Forum: Poultry and LivestockReplies: 15, Views: 74
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    green04735
    Bridgewater, ME

    March 12, 2012 12:30 PM

    Post #9039731

    Four silkie broodies on bbs orp eggs,here is the first and only one so far,the due date was last Sat and this one hatch yesterday and I do hear some peeping but not sure how many will hatch as they were shipped eggs.

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    smedgekles
    Conroe, TX

    March 12, 2012 2:06 PM

    Post #9039860

    awwwww what a sweet baby.
    ItsMeChrissy
    Union Grove, WI (Zone 5b)

    March 12, 2012 2:31 PM

    Post #9039887

    Very cute!!!
    green04735
    Bridgewater, ME

    March 12, 2012 3:39 PM

    Post #9039989

    GOT TWO MORE.I HAD 12 EGGS
    ZZsBabiez
    Lodi, CA (Zone 9b)

    March 12, 2012 8:03 PM

    Post #9040396

    Congratulations! So cute!
    DonnaB
    Vancleave, MS (Zone 8b)

    March 12, 2012 10:26 PM

    Post #9040545

    yeah everybodys hatching. Spring is in the air
    catmad
    Pelzer, SC (Zone 7b)

    March 13, 2012 6:57 AM

    Post #9040814

    Yup. Found a Hidden Hen yesterday, and since i don't know how long she's been setting, well, I have to leave her...
    smedgekles
    Conroe, TX

    March 13, 2012 10:59 AM

    Post #9041147

    Looking forward to more pictures Green.

    green04735
    Bridgewater, ME

    March 13, 2012 3:32 PM

    Post #9041498

    Don`t thing the rest will hatch.four silkie hens sitting on three eggs a piece and one had no hatches,poor little thing will have no babies and the other three will only have one a piece,was really hoping for another hatch so I could give it to her.Will take all eggs out tomorow and take pictures.
    green04735
    Bridgewater, ME

    March 14, 2012 11:25 AM

    Post #9042585

    Here are the three that hatched,opened up the other eggs and they were not fertile

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    green04735
    Bridgewater, ME

    March 14, 2012 11:27 AM

    Post #9042595

    No 2

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    green04735
    Bridgewater, ME

    March 14, 2012 11:27 AM

    Post #9042597

    No. 3

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    Eufaula
    Eatonton, GA (Zone 8b)

    March 14, 2012 12:06 PM

    Post #9042625

    Awww! 3adorable babies! Sorry about the others, I know how dissapointing that is!
    green04735
    Bridgewater, ME

    March 14, 2012 2:05 PM

    Post #9042768

    I have 10 comming from MD in the next two days,more bbs orps and along with my own eggs I will be incubatoing 40 eggs
    green04735
    Bridgewater, ME

    March 15, 2012 6:45 AM

    Post #9043462

    More pictures,got to love those silkie mama`s they will hatch anything.

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    DonnaB
    Vancleave, MS (Zone 8b)

    March 15, 2012 8:31 AM

    Post #9043595

    I love it when they get up on top of their mom

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