4-H Silkie Chick Hatch

Check out the 4-H Hatch-Cam livestream over spring break to watch the very first 4-H Silkie Chick Hatch! The hatching eggs came straight from the FWCD coop; the hen and rooster parents were shown by FWCD 4-H members at the Fort Worth Stock Show earlier this year. Chicken eggs take 21 days to incubate, but Day 21 for these eggs falls on Monday, March 14, the first day of spring break. 

A special collaboration between Lower School Science Teacher Barbara Meyers and the FWCD JK-12 4-H Club, Meyers and the young scientists in her classroom are anxiously awaiting the arrival of these fancy show chickens. Longtime FWCD 4-H member Judson Tighe ’25 is assisting with the technical aspects of the hatch with the School’s communications and IT Departments.

Silkies are a special breed of chicken named for their soft, satin-like plumage. Silkies are rare and unusual: They have blue earlobes; docile temperaments; and black skin, meat and bones. The FWCD 4-H Club has traditionally purchased day-old silkies, but the cost can be prohibitive. To allow the youngest Poultry Club members an opportunity to raise these calm and manageable birds, Meyers and 4-H representatives decided to attempt to hatch our own for the first time! Don’t miss the livestream for all of the excitement. 

See replay of eggs hatching below or visit our hatch-cam page!

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