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silkies hatched today

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jandeb · 14/06/2007 21:42

We have just hatched our first silkie chickens, kids have sat and watched since they got home from school.

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LieselVentouse · 15/06/2007 08:56

Awww do you have pics?

curiouscat · 15/06/2007 08:57

Congratulations, I'd love chickens but live in London with foxes in the garden. How many, did you incubate them or did the mother sit on them? How much space to they take up?

jandeb · 15/06/2007 19:35

thanks we put in 44 eggs from 5 different suppliers, 20 eggs have hatched, not sure if any more will but we are over the moon.
DH got video and pics but has took camera to work. I will post some pics later they are so cute.

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jandeb · 15/06/2007 19:36

oh they were incubated

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curiouscat · 15/06/2007 22:46

What will you do with 20 chicks? Do you have a big garden, what sort of coop? I'm interested in the mechanics of it,sounds lovely.

jandeb · 16/06/2007 14:10

Yes weve got a big garden and they will have a indoor/outdoor area for the bad weather(scotland), but when it is nice they will have most of the garden to run around.
we have fenced of the areas the are not allowed in. DH is very good and is building a coop for them, at the moment they are in a large brooding box. If you want to see them on the web cam go to www.tweedbank.com

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