Silkie thread!

[18angovem]

Anyone have adult female silkies for sale? I am looking for bearded at least breeder quality already laying female silkies. I know that is a lot to ask for but I bought 5 chicks and they were ALL ROOSTERS!!!!

 

[nayeli]

Anyone have adult female silkies for sale? I am looking for bearded at least breeder quality already laying female silkies. I know that is a lot to ask for but I bought 5 chicks and they were ALL ROOSTERS!!!!

Sorry! You might mention where you are located...

 

[18angovem]

Oh sorry, I live in NW pa. But am willing to pay for shipping.

 

[only1bgirl]

This little momma will not budge from her eggs, I have to pick her up take her outside for potty break and a snack, she's not drinking which concerns me nor is she turning her eggs, she just plops right back on them.

 

[nayeli]

This little momma will not budge from her eggs, I have to pick her up take her outside for potty break and a snack, she's not drinking which concerns me nor is she turning her eggs, she just plops right back on them.

Do you watch her 24/7? Broody mamma's usually only leave for something like 15 minutes a day.

 

[workinnanie]

I have had this problem with a couple of my silkie hens & I put water & food where they can reach it from their nests. I cleaned their nests each day as well. Lots of work but success!

 

[mystonedgarden]

So far we had 10 hatch and 2 sadly didn't make it. Look at this cute little cross.

 

[BonRae67]

So far we had 10 hatch and 2 sadly didn't make it. Look at this cute little cross.

Sorry for your loss. What a cutie. Mix of what?

 

[mystonedgarden]

Sorry for your loss. What a cutie. Mix of what?

I'm thinking a rat got em cause one completely disappeared and I found another across the yard. I brought them inside after that. It's a cochin maran cross.

 

[only1bgirl]

Do you watch her 24/7? Broody mamma's usually only leave for something like 15 minutes a day.

Yes I've been watching her closely, I have her in a nest box inside the house. She will not eat, drink or poo any where around her nest. I have to take her out for a break and she eats but will not drink. She's off the nest for 3-5 minutes max. I've been watching this one like a hawk, she also had a grass impacted crop when she started broody mode. The article on here about giving them dulcolax, massage snd water works! I was going to try and break her but I decided that maybe being broody will give her crop sometime to rest. It's gone completely down now