silkie

So I just hatched a batch of 22 chicks, 19 made it to hatch and then yesterday one of the chicks started acting weird in the brooder. It was in the incubator about 12 hours before I moved it to the brooder. After about an hour in the brooder I noticed it was weak and panting and also seemed to...

Hi, Looking for some advice to identify what could be causing my silkie to look so unwell. She had a stint of illness back in August and recovered after being wormed and given Tylan. I’ve checked her over and no lice or mites that I can see. I’ve felt her abdomen and nothing unusual there...

Meet Pickles. This handsome man is an 8 month old silkie roo looking for a forever home. He is such a sweet boy I hate that I have to re-home him. Rooberty hit my flock hard these past few weeks. Pickles and my big roo have decided they are no longer friends. It never went beyond feather pulling...

Here I have two splash silked feather Cochins, I also have a blue silked feather Cochin along with a black silked cochin.

First time hatcher here. One of my Silkie eggs just hatched a day early. I am hatching vertically in egg cartons due to some questionable air sacs (they were shipped). The chick seemed to be stuck in the egg but eventually rolled out onto the incubator and remnants of the yolk still seemed to be...

hey guys, sorry im doing a double forum post as i just posted a question about a different one of my adult chickens, i figured i'd also ask about my first hatch. it's a product of my hen (suspected silver laced cochin) and either one of my roosters, which is a golden buff silkie named sam, and a...

My silkie hen just decided she wanted to brood some eggs. My question is, will it be too cold once they hatch? Is it too cold for her to even successfully incubate? It’s and 35 degrees Fahrenheit here at night and 50 during the day. On another note I’m not even sure she can brood in the coop...

Not in your personal life lol any naked neck mixes though? My silkie boy, Dolph Lundgren got to our Mille Feur D'uccle and oh my... The toes and fuzz. Is this looked down upon or anything? I'm new here. What's your opinion? Pics? I also must add the personality... Instant pets. One of the...

Hey there! One again back from a break to ask if this silkie rooster looks even a little bit close to Lemon Blue? I'm thinking about crossing Lemon Blue cochins with him to possibly make a Lemon Blue silkie. His mom was a buff, while his father was a black crossed blue(?). He hatched out...

I’ve hatched some cute silkie chicks from a breeder. A blue, paint and black one are looking for a good home. 3 weeks old

Just wondering if anyone is currently working on a blue egg laying silkie project right now? I know in the past Whispering Oaks Farms has been mentioned but they never really post and don’t seem to respond to inquiries. I am considering starting my own project but it would be so much easier to...

Aloha We’re currently raising/ hatching silkie chicks. We’re on the beautiful island of Maui and would love to het to know some other silkie owners in Hawaii 🐔🐔🐔❤️

Hello chicken peps I have these three chickens that I thought where splash but after talking to another breeder may be instead Colombian silkies. I don't have any in my breeding program. I have cream, blue partridge, partridge, buff,blue, white and black. What do you guys think, Colombian? If I...

I was dumb and thought that I would remember what day I started incubating my silkie eggs. I did not remember and now I’m not sure how much longer they have. Could anyone take a guess based on pics? They are quite active. I saw feet and legs kicking and could see their individual toes inside the...

Hi all! We have a silkie that has been losing weight over the last few weeks that just has me stumped. Shes bearded and has a pretty epic poof, and is probably about 6 months old at this point. I trimmed her feathers back from her face and she mostly lives inside as the winter has been tough and...

I have a 9 month old silkie and I can figure out its gender. I have not heard it crow but I have a Brahma rooster that is dominant. I was wondering if someone could help me determine his/her gender? I attached photos.

Hey, could anyone help me determine the quality of my buff silkie hen? I’m new to judging birds but I think that she has a lot of really nice qualities. Probably not quite show quality but much better than any hatchery stock. On a side note does anyone know what colors I’d get if I breed her to...

Hey there, We just picked up a 7 week old silkie. I am aware of the breeds propensity for hiding their gender until the last possible moment. However, I am worried our little one is showing roo tendencies (loud, standing tall, seems to have streaking top feathers) and we cannot have Roos here...

Hello everyone! I recently came across this link to a Facebook page with AMAZING silkies 😍: https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1097723890267962.1073741847.908716215835398&type=3 Does anyone know how this color could possibly be made? The lady who bred them is retired now, but said that...

Has anyone ever experienced an impacted crop from oyster shells? We thought one of our chickens had sour crop and after taking it to the vet for a crop flush we were told she had stones in her crop. This didn't exactly make sense given the "stone" we were shown was bright white and looked...