The only reason I think she may is since I got rid of the top rooster I had she has become more broody and doesn't hang around the others much.She loved the rooster I had but issues being he was getting protective and I had 2 other roosters coming up he had to go.I am hoping one of the new ones...
I agree if you want a brooder or pet chicken silky are great for that.Mine was sitting on 6 eggs today none of them hers.She is so content on hatching a chick I just haven't let her do it.I am mostly afraid she is to small to protect it when it's born from the other ones if there not fond of...
Yeah I know there small I prolly need 3 to make one of the jumbo one I get out of some of my best hens.My silky is the only one that lays like for a month then stops then starts a few month later again also prolly get maybe 80 to 100 eggs a year if I'm lucky.On the + side there about perfect...
Cool bird.Are any of the crosses laying eggs if so what size.I still have my 7 trying to sell them as I just hatched them to see if they would hatch. I have two silky right now both white the hen won't ever get out of the laying box I have to kick her out the other one I believe is a roo I have...
Wow nice looking bird got the height from mom it looks like.Mine had a silky mom and we're about the size of normal silky chicks so I think mine r gonna stay small.Wish they would be white silky but normal hen size that would be cool.
Mom silky maybe a regular silky not a bantam seems bigger then the bantam weight I've seen online.A standard was listed as 1.5 to 3.5 lbs rather then 30oz. She is prolly a couple pounds.
[/IMG][/IMG]Americana roo over bantam white silky hen hatched 8 eggs outta 8 but one chick died are these chicks worth keeping if so what color eggs could I get.Mom is ridiculous I incubated the eggs myself all she does I lay on eggs all the time which would be nice if I was letting her hatch...