Posts by Silkie75

I am looking at purchasing a white Silkie hen (1.5 yrs) to add to my flock of 5 Silkies.  The person selling her sent me a picture.  She said she's bearded (she looks it and she is very nice looking).  But all of mine...

I hope I am posting in the correct section for this question as it has to do with incubating eggs but also a bit of genetics.  I have 5 Silkies (8.5 mos old):   1 cockerel - splash 1 pullet - black 1 pullet -...

Thanks Den in Penn!  It was in the 20s outside but not sure of the temp in the sheltered part of their coop with the red heat lamp.  So it is possible it was below 32 degrees in the corner where she laid the egg and that...

I'm fairly new to chickens (Silkies specifically) and I just got my first 3 eggs!!  The first 2 came at the end of last week and the 3rd came today!   My question is about my 3rd egg...  Here's what I can tell...

Thanks everyone so much for all of the information!  So much to learn!  I got my 3rd egg today~ BUT... there was a hole in it.  I'm thinking it was fragile and they pecked at it.  No predators have been in the coop...

I just got my first 2 Silkie eggs (one this a.m. and one 2 days ago).  SO EXCITED!  I would really love to hatch some but the more I read on it, it sounds kind of difficult!  Another thing, I don't have an incubator...

Quote: Originally Posted by Melabella  Hi guys,   I have 9(number of pullets) -16 week old pullets from a July 23rd hatch date.  I have just started to observe small changes in my...

Thanks Nike!  I just looked up Barred Rocks and they sound like they would be a good fit!  And they are really pretty too!  This might sound like a silly question, but since I have Silkies and they can't fly, I'm unaware...

Hello.  I have five 7 1/2 month old Silkies (4 pullets, 1 cockerel).  This is my first flock and first experience with chickens.  I wanted Silkies as I think they are so adorable and friendly.  When I got them I...

I have tried 5x to upload the photo of these little buggers.  For some reason, this site never agrees with me and pictures.  If anyone wants to see pictures... let me know.  I'll send them to your email.