Silkie thread!

[feather leg farms]

(the baby two one of the hens and that rooster above)

 

[robin416]

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It depends on where you live and whether or not you can provide them with a warming light if they get too chilled. If your night time temps are still getting below 50 then a warming light should be used until they are at least three months old.

The thing to remember is that your house does not get as cool at night as the coop so even though they no longer need the light in the house they might need it in the coop, especially at night because of that difference. I've kept chicks in the house that hatched in December until March because of the problem with acclimating to the warmer house temps.

The one thing that will tell you if they need it is the distressed crying they do when in the coop.

 

[Teresaann24]

My Showgirl roo

Our pet hen DeeDee

My Daughter with our pet hen DeeDee

 

[JCoogle]

I thought I would post a few pics of ours. I love looking at all of your Lil silkies.

 

[Elite Silkies]

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Sunshine,

Just giving you an update on Vegas. He is doing great!! It rained and he decided to find a some mud somewhere. His crest......... well I could just cry and I don't know how to get it out without getting water in his ears. I tried to use a wash rag, but it didn't work too good. I just want to

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/34583_vegas3.jpg

Wow!! Vegas looks Great..

I am just finishing my hatch of Vickies silkies and I have......8 had to run and count them also 3 rhode island reds from her

Soon as I take those cuties out of the bator I will have to get some pics up..

I love it my partrige and white are laying and my bators are a full of silkie eggs

It's a Beautiful site

Now if I could talk my splash and blacks into laying

Thanks 3chickens. Your going to love those babies from Vickie. Must have pictures!!

 

[bacres]

Baby Silkies are so cute!

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

Ok here's a pic... My DD stole my camera for prom so waiting for it to be returned

I ended up with
3bsp 4sp 1 w and 1 s

=9
I guessing blue splash splash and a white:yiipchick
So now I have 14 of Vickies birds

 

[SunshineSilkies]

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Yeeeeaaah!!!! Back from vacation and checking what happened on BYC while I was gone!! My "chick-in-law" list is growing!!!! So glad you got some new peepers 3chickens!!!(The BCM's I got from you are looking nice!)

Glad to be back with the BYC nation!!! Some great pictures on this thread while I was sippin some cool ones..now back to reality!!!

 

[SunshineSilkies]

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Sunshine,

Just giving you an update on Vegas. He is doing great!! It rained and he decided to find a some mud somewhere. His crest......... well I could just cry and I don't know how to get it out without getting water in his ears. I tried to use a wash rag, but it didn't work too good. I just want to

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/34583_vegas3.jpg

Cammy,
Back from vacation and that is a great picture of Vegas!!!! How handsome he is!!! The only good thing about giving him up is that you got him!!!!

 

[Elite Silkies]

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Sunshine,

Just giving you an update on Vegas. He is doing great!! It rained and he decided to find a some mud somewhere. His crest......... well I could just cry and I don't know how to get it out without getting water in his ears. I tried to use a wash rag, but it didn't work too good. I just want to

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/34583_vegas3.jpg

Cammy,
Back from vacation and that is a great picture of Vegas!!!! How handsome he is!!! The only good thing about giving him up is that you got him!!!!

Thanks Sunshine!! I'm so glad I got him. Thank you so much for letting me make him part of our family. He is fantastic, and he is sweet too! I am using his picture for our T-shirts!

I'm glad you had a blast on your vacation!