Silkie thread!

[Christie Loves Silkies]

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Thanks, I guess things will start to look up soon.

I'm glad I love sharing my photos

Christie so sorry for your loss. it is so obvious you love your chicks. Your pics are lovely! I hope things are getting better for you.
blessings & hugs!

Aw thank you

I've had a very rough year with my silkies.

 

[ChickensXOXO]

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Thanks!

so nice!

Thank you!

 

[Debbi]

Holy cow!! I got my first Silkie egg today!

They are now just 23 weeks old as of yesterday, isn't that a tad early??

 

[<3 N.C Chicken Chick <3]

 

[peepblessed]

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That's pretty quick for a silkie!

 

[Debbi]

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That's pretty quick for a silkie!

That's what I thought. From what I've read on here, they usually start laying around 7 months or older. My other breed, marans, started laying at the same age and younger. I'm wondering if it's all the roos here, that are possibly stimulating the girls into laying sooner?? And yes, the boys are all crowing (for some time now) and breeding! Seems like if I see one actually breed a pullet, two weeks later, I have an egg! Thought I'd have more time to seperate them, guess I'd better get cracking on some more new pens NOW!

 

[cottagechick]

Where did you get your Silkie from?

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[Christie Loves Silkies]

My girl Thunder has been making a big deal about laying an egg for 2 weeks!

I don't know if she has or not.

 

[Debbi]

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Martha Jenkins, Winchester, KY. I'm really pleased with my very first Silkies, lots of promise here! Out of 17 eggs that made it to lockdown (out of 20), 14 hatched. Shipped eggs.

 

[Tripp16]

Day 19 on my silkie eggs!! Please pray I get some silkies this time! I had 10 alive when I went into lockdown!