Posts by Silkiefan

Mine don't roost. The chicks try it out, and then they seem to lose interest.

... ok, I'm not quite vegetarian, but I have boycotted KFC and all commercial chicken... they're so cruel to the birds... I can't even think about it.   

I re-read your post and the person's above mine... please keep us posted. Now I'm wondering... white ring? feathers backward? hmmmm... I have a mixed mutt thing that I think is a Cochin / Silkie cross... maybe yours is a Silkie / _______...

Silkie it is! Hatchery birds can be mutts occasionally, so there's no telling what color it'll morph into - but most likely, you'll get a black... I have three black-ish hatchery Silkies right now, and one has a white bottom - didn't...

White Silkie - Pei PeiBuff Silkie - GingerRussian Blue - PashminaBorder Collie - CookieChocolate Lab - KonaBox Turtle - Turtle6 water critters... no names4 Silkie chicks ... un-named1 Silkie/Cochin/? mix ... un-named

mine laid really odd eggs at first too... kinda "practice eggs"- but that one is CUTE!  maybe you can stick a pin in each end, blow the (adorable little) yolk out, and hang it up in your house forever! I bet that your hen...

My mother taught me to answer stupid questions with "who wants to know?"    -- oh and P.S. one of my three boys from same father looks like his great grandfather... bears no resemblance to me or his dad- or his...

I looked up Cochin chicks on several different sites... I found something interesting! here's my verdict: McMurray Hatchery has a picture of a chick that is the very likeness of my chick - a MOTTLED COCHIN  Mixed with Silkie, this...

... I'm guessing American Bald Eagle...

I also saw a lot of boy traits in the pics... at least three boys - nice looking roos though.