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Originally Posted by joe17 
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Originally Posted by ChickensXOXO 

Anyone selling a pullet this October?

I can't buy until next month, and I want to reserve a pullet from someone.

Hoping for a Splash pullet.


I have one that's high end pet quality and she's a 7 month old splash pullet from Bobbi Porto. Would you be interested?


I have some PQ now that I'm selling http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/95473_11_silkies_1_month_old.jpg But sex is unknown.

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post #7582 of 35123
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Originally Posted by Floridachicken1958 
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Originally Posted by joe17 
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Originally Posted by ChickensXOXO 

Anyone selling a pullet this October?

I can't buy until next month, and I want to reserve a pullet from someone.

Hoping for a Splash pullet.


I have one that's high end pet quality and she's a 7 month old splash pullet from Bobbi Porto. Would you be interested?


I have some PQ now that I'm selling http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/95473_11_silkies_1_month_old.jpg But sex is unknown.


Looks like I might be getting a pullet from joe17, but thanks!

Love my Silkies!

Micah, Mia, Chloe, Cali, & Fancy

 

Carolina Blue Silkies

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Love my Silkies!

Micah, Mia, Chloe, Cali, & Fancy

 

Carolina Blue Silkies

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post #7583 of 35123

Have any of you ever been to one of Mr. Jim Adkins Heritage Poultry Intensive workshops? There's one coming up only an hour away from where I live and I was thinking about going.

-Hannah of Wise Steward Farm; http://www.facebook.com/wisestewardfarm -

“Mommy” to one Aussie, three Peafowl, Guineas in White/Lavender/Pearl, mutt free-range layer/pet chickens, Buttercups, & Silkies

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-Hannah of Wise Steward Farm; http://www.facebook.com/wisestewardfarm -

“Mommy” to one Aussie, three Peafowl, Guineas in White/Lavender/Pearl, mutt free-range layer/pet chickens, Buttercups, & Silkies

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post #7584 of 35123

I have 24 silkie eggs in lockdown as of tonight. I have hatched silkies before, but this hatch I have one egg already pipping. It is only day 18! I'm sure everything will be fine and this one's just eager to make an entrance into the world. Anyone else had this happen?

Husband to a wonderful wife, father to 2 beautiful (red-headed) daughters, 1 dog, 2 cats, Easter Eggers, White & BBS Silkies, Coronation Sussex & Tetra Tints.

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Husband to a wonderful wife, father to 2 beautiful (red-headed) daughters, 1 dog, 2 cats, Easter Eggers, White & BBS Silkies, Coronation Sussex & Tetra Tints.

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Originally Posted by midwestchickenwrangler 

I have 24 silkie eggs in lockdown as of tonight. I have hatched silkies before, but this hatch I have one egg already pipping. It is only day 18! I'm sure everything will be fine and this one's just eager to make an entrance into the world. Anyone else had this happen?


Yes I have heard of this.But what I have heard abut it is that if they hatch early means your temp is to high and late hatches means temp is to low.Mine has always been on time..


Edited by Floridachicken1958 - 9/12/11 at 7:05pm
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post #7586 of 35123

Hello fellow Silkie lovers..

I'm rather new to Silkies and chickens in general but we've quickly ended up with 6 Silkies! All bought from breeders and hoping to be great qaulity for my daughters to show not only in 4H but in the actual chicken shows here in Florida.

Hope no one minds me sharing  pictures of our little flock of Silkies.  The only two I'm pretty sure of gender is the two Splash ones, the rest I have NO CLUE on I have my thoughts but that doesn't mean much from a newbie. The two splash are both 3 months the others I'm not sure the exact hatch dates.

only missing pictures of two of them and that's because their photo shoot didn't go as well..LOL.. those two kept wanting to sit on the camera instead of in front of it.

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss76/momx2girls/DSCF3631.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss76/momx2girls/DSCF3645.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss76/momx2girls/97nightshade1.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss76/momx2girls/97chipmunk1.jpg

~~~ Homeschooling mom to two 4h girls ~~~
 

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~~~ Homeschooling mom to two 4h girls ~~~
 

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I have a question for all you seasoned silkie owners. It looks like I'm going to have to thin my banty flock and reduce it to 2 cochin hens and 1 silkie rooster. Are those two hens going to be way overbred? I don't know if I can add anymore, as the ones I'm getting rid of came to me from a breeder and it appears they're sick with something and I don't want to risk adding sick birds. Are silkie roosters generally good with  a small number of females? The rooster is just about 4 months old.

"No, I don't own a zoo...I like to call it a menagerie."

 

Owned by two pugs, a calico cat, two rabbits, a crested gecko, 9 large fowl, and 7 bantams! 

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"No, I don't own a zoo...I like to call it a menagerie."

 

Owned by two pugs, a calico cat, two rabbits, a crested gecko, 9 large fowl, and 7 bantams! 

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post #7588 of 35123

Sooo... Random question, but at what age can you really get an idea of how well a silkie chick conforms to the breed standard? We have a buff that's dark/smutty but s/he is only 4 weeks old and from what I understand, they lighten up as they molt?

We got a splash and didn't notice thanks to the heavy feathering on his feet that one of his toes is...well, either half developed or he had an old injury that healed badly, because it looks scabbed over. Basically, only a tiny tip of the nail pokes out and it's facing upward instead of curving downward. ON top of that, the tips of his toes are pink.

What on earth could cause its toe to get twisted like that? Is it genetic or just an injury? Should I soak it to try to clean it up and see what's going on? I really can't tell if it's a deformed toenail or if he twisted it himself.

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Nice babies and pictures ChicksinFL thumbsup

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I have Silkies!! big_smile
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/81782_fluffy_bitts.jpg
Fluffy Butts! love
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/81782_sammie.jpg
My Roo Mr Sammie..just started crowing...thinks he is about 5 ft tall and is as proud as proud can be!!
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/81782_abigail.jpg
This is Miss Abigail...I am pretty sure she is really a she...but she is the sweetest little girl and will run to you when you call her name!
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/81782_084.jpg
This is Miss Annabell...she is out little air head! She is so cute and a little um..how do I put this...flightly! We had to trim her crest...she kept mising the ramp...now she sees everything! Again I am hoping it is really a girl..any thoughts?

◦If a man becomes powerful even his chicken and his dog go to heaven.~
There is always room for more!
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