12 fertilized Silkie & Satin (Smooth/Frizzle) small chicken eggs For Sale

Ask to see a video of the full grown hens and roosters. They are absolutely fun and interactive at all stages.

Hens are born with the full number of eggs they will lay in a lifetime. They grow them to a size that can be laid based on their internal biology (silkies 4 times a week and cochins daily). I don\'t add artificial light and allow them to raise their young, so they can recover and extend their egg laying years (while fulfilling their calling to be a mom).

Before reading any futher know that these eggs will be mailed out 2-day air UPS and should arrive within that time. I will collect eggs over 3-4 day period to ensure they are fresh. I find that eggs shipped out by 2-day air end up with less stress and result in higher hatch rates (similar to picking them up in person).

The bantam hens in the 3rd photo include a blue Cochin, splash Silkie, and partridge smooth Satin. The Frizzle Satin, found in only in 20% of the chicken population, can be seen in the video with the orange curly rooster. Satins were created by breeders to form solid curls in Silkies. Frizzle Satins also go by the name of Sizzle Satin (but not frazzle when two frizzles breed). Half of the hatched young will be frizzles when breeding to avoid frazzles (breaking curls that cause bald spots). The handsome rooster on the cover is a smooth Satin, so even the non-frizzled variety can display Silkie traits.

My chickens and chicks eat top quality food and supplements. All bantams receive great care and repay with daily eggs of differing shapes and colors. The adult bantams are all parasite and disease free and see an avian vet for check-ups quarterly.

The eggs will include a mixture of bantams that will weigh 2-3 lbs for hens and 3-4 lbs for roosters.These eggs are fresh, stored large side up, and unwashed to ensure maximum hatching. My home hatches have been 100% with my girls. These eggs have not been under a hen and will require 21 days to are a close relative of the beautiful and unique Silkie bantams and they maintain the personality and physical traits of their Silkie relatives in all aspects except feathering. Satin feathers are similar to regular chicken feathers, but much softer and they have a really soft and fluffy undercoat. They come in both frizzle and smooth varieties and both types are beautiful and totally different from any other breed. The frizzled variety has feathers curled backwards so with neck feathers curling around their face until their head resembles a Chrysanthemum with eyes, these little guys are the most comical yard ornaments you will ever see. It\'s almost impossible to look at them without smiling or sometimes even laughing out loud! Frizzled or smooth, they are definitely an overdose of cute. The curly cuties are now well into 30 generations, breeding true, doing great at shows, and they are gorgeous! I\'m breeding for beauty, friendliness, personality, and towardan award winning variety meeting ABA and APA standards.

The colors and breeds include Silkie Paint, Black Frizzled Satin, Lemon Blue Cochin, Blue Cochin, and Partridge Satin. The feathering can be Silkie, frizzle Silkie, Satin, and frizzled Satin. Usually with frizzles half of the progeny will end up with curly feathers.

SEXING CHICKS

Satins sexed by comb, behavior, sound, and crest as early as 1 month and as late as 3 months in the first generation satins. Some of the young satins will emit barely audible kazoo-like crow at 1 month (that will be audible at 5-6 months). First generation satins chicks can be sexed at an earlier age can be seen with hens Dawn, Peep and Sweet. All others will be silkie or second generation satins that can be sexed from 3 to 5 months.

SHIPPING

I will ship all eggs in batches of 18 or more in the large USPS box. Leave your phone number if you want the post office to hold your eggs for pick-up. I will write your name and phone number on the outside of the package to hold with USPS. Only USPS will hold eggs for pick-up.

I will not mail out eggs during the summer months when my temperature and your temperature are both over 100 degrees F. I will wait for a window for when I know that the eggs will not be in warmer temperatures for more than 1 day. A total of 3-days will cause the eggs to start developing when they are not being turned (resulting in a blood rings). I will check the temperature in your area before mailing.

USPS Handling and Outside Factors.

Always candle your eggs and photograph any issues you see in the eggs within 24 hours after the eggs arrive. Damaged and older eggs can still hatch but require a change in how they are incubated. I am here to help you troubleshoot from the photos you send me.

Only incubate eggs afterthe egg has reached room temperature (a quick change in temp may kill the embryo). Any hairline cracks must be immediately repaired with candle wax to keep out bacteria.As long as liquid is not seeping out, any egg can be salvaged to result in a healthy chick.I have successsfully hatched cracked and refrigerated eggs.

I will ensure that the eggs are well packaged and firmly inplace for minimal movement.I am here to assist you the whole process from hatching eggs to raising chicks in a brooder. An incubator should be able to maintain humidity (50%), turn eggs, and the proper temperature (99.5-100.5 F gegrees). I use a GOVEE to monitor temperature and humidity from my phone, given that not all incubators are accurate, especially cheap ones. My incubator of choice is the Manna Pro Harris Farms Nurture Right for price and hatch rate (and really should be the standard for any incubator). Bantams usually hatch earlier than standards, so be sure to turn off the turner and increase humidity to 70% at 17 days. All chicks will remain in the incubator to dry for 12 to 24 hours (until fluffy) and then put in a brooder with a heat lamp on one end and food/water on the other end. Heat can be about 95 F degrees and decreased by 5 degrees every week. If the chicks are staying away from the heat lamp or panting, you can decrease it by another 5 degrees. Make sure that a thermometer is on the ground of the brooder to monitor the amount of heat as well.