Recent content by PhilippinerDreamer

I also breed Silkie cross's and the offspring will be extremely inconsistent. All traits from the both breeds will appear randomly. Different sizes, 5 toes, 6 toes, color.....you name it. Skin can be any color from black, grey to pink and the feathers play no role in the skin color.No 2 birds...

Just found a solution that has worked perfectly for the last 50 or so Chicks that I remove from my incubator after 24 hours, and teach them to drink within a few moments or even seconds. (Yes.... I do agree shiny marbles work well, but that's a waiting game.) This is what I always will do now as...

I have a Chinese Silkie with 5 toes on one foot and 6 on the other, I named him (Agent 11) true BTW

I have created my own breed and am unaware of any other bird as such. Hoping this post can act as a time stamp and verification (of sorts) that my birds are as unique as I suspect. The cross is x3...... Chinese Silkie, Lohmann white, Sussex white. The Lohmann being a primarily egg layer with no...

Thanks...... will incubate

Seems we have a wee tad in common. I just started around 6 months back, currently 52 chickens, 11 goats, 6 ducks and five turkey. Looking at 13 turkey eggs now and 20 newly born chickens. Responding to your post as maintenance to the farm and my 7 buildings in all was considered before I even...

I have 2 Lohmann white with 13 eggs between them. The Rooster is (Chinese Silkie/ Sussex cross) I was told by a fairly knowledgeable farmer here in the Philippines that I will need to incubate the eggs as the Lohmann Hen will not sit on the eggs. Is this information correct? On a pleasant note...

Yes. The female molted but she's growing her wig back. Seems clear that they are a mix as only 4 toes are present over the 5 a pure has. They are Bantum size, blue to black skin and have maintained a Silki calm nature.

This thread has inspired the Wife and I to name our Silki couple, Sonny and Cher

Indeed it is Buco Fronds (coconut leaves) taken from my own trees. Thanx for the positive response.

As I just joined I was stocking up my farm a wee bit, I had yet to post images of some stock. Thought I would just add the works here. 2 Chinese Chickens with 9 eggs, 50 Lohmann egg laters (white) my 5 Heritage Turkey, 5 Itik Pinas Ducks, 1 male 4 female.....enjoy, I know I will. Aslo some of...

Hopefully a laugh a day can pull us through all this. Best regards.

If you don't want to contribute to your flocks demise for a multitude of reasons, Do not mix. There are numerous threads on the topic here and off the bat....... I just got Turkeys and that's of coarse after I built a separate pen away from my Chickens. Best regards for success.

Sorry to bump a necro thread, but now a days I think you can find all you ever need to know by searching the term LOHMANN LSL-CLASSIC white I have taken on 50 of them recently and hope to keep my progress updated. Cheers!

Even though there is no Covid in my area, we are now on another extension for 2 weeks.