Silkie Thread! Talk about your Silkies and post pics of your Silkies

[featherbaby]

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If you are close to Jacksonville, see the post: Monthly swap Jacksonville FL. It is This Sunday from 9-2 at Bent Creek Feed Store on the Westside of Jacksonville. It's a well attended event, both buyers and sellers. I highly recommend it.

 

[Mrsfoote]

What do you think it is....he or she Here's the silkie we are still tryin to figure out...mind you those are not head streamers but it's molting pretty badly right now and looks kind of mangey....so here it is at week 21 so what do you think it is?

She is getting feathers between her head and neck...

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

21 weeks? pullet!

 

[Mrsfoote]

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Really...I don't want to get my hopes up lol but I was like no walnut no wattle or NOTHING lol she is very sweet I think i'll keep her if its a boy ill figure something out

 

[tamelroy]

I just got silkies this spring, ended up with mostly roos though! lol Any way I live in MA and should I do anything special to keep them. Like do they handle heat and cold well. When I can get pictures I will post them too. But I have 2 blue (boys) 2 red (boys) 2 white (1girl 1 boy) I seem to be a roo magnet!

 

[muddyhorse]

In the extreme heat this summer I put a fan in the coop for the silkies. they do alright in the winter. they get frostbite just like any chicken. you have to be careful about Ice and mud building up on the feet. if you plan on showing it will ruin the feet feathers. if not just keep an eye on them.

 

[CheshieChick13]

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What color do you call that hen...??

The first hen pic is lavender. The hen with the chicks is my grey broody

 

[joe17]

I have been following this thread for a while! I will post some pictures soon. Here are a couple of mine. They are about 1 month - 2 months in the pictures. They are now about 2 months - three months old now. The reason I am waiting is because they are getting better everyday. I dont know when to take the pics lol They look SOOO much better now compared to these photos!

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Here's the pair of buffs for sale that I have listed on ovabid. Will ship or deliver to Cobleskill Ny show on September 26th. http://www.ovabid.com/detail.asp?id=41346

Aren't they cute?!?

 

[CheshieChick13]

The buffs and blacks are just beautiful!! Sundown if I ever decide to go into trying for porcelain I'll be contacting you