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4/25/12 at 5:16pm

 

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Oops!  And good point about getting a young adult.  Would they still bond to me if they were older?

Thanks!

Yeah, I've had 3 birds shipped to me that were about 5 months old.  They have all bonded and they come running to me when they see me.  Of course, I bribe them with treats-- BOSS (black oil sunflower seeds) are their favorite!  My cockerel is my favorite out of the bunch, he is just the sweetest.  

 

 

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NEW BABIES!!!!

 

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CUTE!!  The other pics you posted were adorable too!  :)

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post #17202 of 35109
4/25/12 at 5:27pm

 

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 Thank you so much! Here she is when she was a baby!

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 Too cute!!

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post #17203 of 35109
4/25/12 at 5:28pm

At what age does a Silkie start laying?  I have one that is a little over 6 months old and nothing yet.  I know that she is a hen.  I have 3 in a coop together.  they are all the same age and the other 2 are crowing.  I guess I am just being to impatient.......th.gif

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Love my life in the beautiful Mountains of Western North Carolina! I have a very supportive husband and 2 beautiful daughters. I raise Black Copper Marans, Cuckoo Marans, I am just getting in to Faverolle's and Orpington's. I now have a Beautiful Buff Orpington named Dexter. He is 5 months old. I have Buff Chicks, BBS Chicks and Lemon Cuckoo chicks. I also have a incubator full of Orpington and...
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post #17204 of 35109
4/25/12 at 5:29pm

 

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NEW BABIES!!!!

 

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 You are baby blessed!!

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post #17205 of 35109
4/25/12 at 5:31pm

 

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Hi! 

I apologize in advance if this has already been covered.  This thread is too long for a newbie to catch up on.  :)  If this has been covered and you can point me to a page or another thread, please do! 

My question is this.  Does anyone sell bearded silkie chicks that are sexed?  My town won't allow roos....  :( 

 

Thanks!!   frow.gif

 

 My Pet Chicken does DNA sexing, but there is a minimum depending on where you live and they are a bit $$ imo.  But they do sex them there. No idea if they are bearded or not, though.........

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post #17206 of 35109
4/25/12 at 6:11pm

 

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Alright all... I have a silkie chick, it is falling to grow, but it is active, just half the size of its fellows here at a week. It is not any bigger now than when it hatched. It eats, and drinks, has a problem going forward, but it does go forward especially when it wants to get back under its mama. Its head is also shaped a little weird... kinda like... like a baby when it first comes out and the top of its head is squeazed all funny... Like that. Well anyway... Should I give it some vitamins? How much? Should I take a pic? I mean it literally is the same size as when it was hatched 5 days ago...

 

Pics?  Sounds like he may have a vaulted skull.  Are the other chicks lf or bantams?  I had one of mine walk completely backward with it's head between its legs the other day.  That's what I call a backseat driver!  gig.gif


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post #17207 of 35109
4/25/12 at 6:16pm

 

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At what age does a Silkie start laying?  I have one that is a little over 6 months old and nothing yet.  I know that she is a hen.  I have 3 in a coop together.  they are all the same age and the other 2 are crowing.  I guess I am just being to impatient.......th.gif

 

I have one just about 7 months that I am still waiting on, too. 

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Raising:

Partridge Silkies

Bantam B/B/S Orpingtons

Working on:

Bantam Silver Laced and Columbian Cochins

 

Member of American Silkie Bantam Club

Member Cochins International 

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post #17208 of 35109
4/25/12 at 6:19pm

 

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Thought I'd share some pictures from today big_smile.png

 

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Orange Sherbert and Truffles 

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I hope my little Peepers R. Fluffybutt looks like one of these (brown) gorgeous chickens when he/she grows up!!

Are they both considered Partridge?

Orange Sherbert is gorgeous too!

 

 

No, Orange is some variation on buff.

 

 

 

 

Sonoran your the one who swore Orange Sherbert was/is a splash partridge. He does have splashing in the wings, and remember he did come out of a partridge/blue partridge pen....the father to him was a blazing orange and red partridgey roo. 

 

 

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post #17209 of 35109
4/25/12 at 6:21pm

 

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I was just told that all silkies are bantams... Is this true?

 

American silkies are classified as a bantam. 

 

Europe they have bantam and standard class silkies though the standards aren't very big only about 6 lbs 

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Want a custom chicken shirt? Check out my FB and contact me! Offering SILKIES, SHOWGIRL, and POLISH designs and custom artwork!

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post #17210 of 35109
4/25/12 at 6:24pm
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At what age does a Silkie start laying?  I have one that is a little over 6 months old and nothing yet.  I know that she is a hen.  I have 3 in a coop together.  they are all the same age and the other 2 are crowing.  I guess I am just being to impatient.......th.gif





Somewhere between 5 and 10 months. Hang in there!

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