The Results Are In!!!
And the winner is........
Catalinas, Pippa
And Second Place Goes To.....
Ursusarctosana's, Duckling
And Third Place Goes To.....
UrbanCoyotye's Egg crate of chicks
2009-08-20
I am looking to hatch some eggs in December of '09. I narrowed it down to certain breeds and just picked one. I am looking to buy Silkie eggs. I want only show quality with top hat and beard. I have had problems before of people lying to us, i now know what to look for. I want a dozen...
My name is Jay Rhoden, I live near Jacksonville, Florida. I recently went to sunshinesilkies farm and got four silkie chicks. Two are Lavender Splash, and two are BEAUTIFUL Whites. I love silkies. I only have the five silkies, and want many more!! I am really wanting to show, but I have to wait...
Well today we are on day twenty. And I woke up to a little head poking out the top of his moms wing, she saw me and tucked him back away. But then I caught her picking her chest up off the nest and she was looking at her babies. I counted three, but I think there are more that I could not see...
Well I have some unfortunately, this little on passed. For about three days he was doing so much better. He ate and drank on his own without falling over. I came out the next day and he had passed on. He was my favorite little one and the one with major show potential, and he was the most...
I live in residential neighborhood, where no farm animals are aloud. Well we have had chickens here for about five years and people love walking by hearing my roosters crow. But now my neighbor has like a hundred cats walking all around my yard trying to get into my coop. I can't call and...
I had my silkies in the my garage for about a week and a half after I got it. Just a few days ago he was perfect. I noticed him yesterday moving slow, so I took him outside and let him walk around for a while. He started moving faster and was pecking at the ground and being alert. Then today he...
I woke up this morning and she is sitting on the eggs. The only thing that is weird is now she doesn't care if I touch her. Is this something I should be happy about, now I can candle the eggs easier when they are ready. Or is it something I should be worried about?
That is the question. I have a PQ silkie I got a while ago and she started laying about two months ago. I hatched her first four eggs with no problem. Well when she went to lay her first egg I thought she was going broody, well of course the next day all I found was an extra egg in the nest...
In just one week I have noticed that my silkies have filled out a bit. I am trying to keep many pics so I can note any changes. I love my silkies!!!
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