Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[CSolis]

Down to day 1 on the incubating eggs and we have a pip! First time hatching eggs from King Arthur and Lancelot. Last eggs from Cheyenne and her full sister Steelie Meister who passed last month (a week apart). Poof Poof is sitting on 6 eggs from them too, while Sioux is sitting on her and someone's eggs in Lancelot's pen. I suspected Blue Bonnet of getting broody so while she was out eating, sorted the eggs into 2 piles in adjoining buckets, and sure enough Blue Bell is being a monkey see, monkey do (both silkie girls). I'm gonna have silkie, satins, F1 and F2's running out my ears soon!

 

[Poodlemum]

We kept one blue silkie chick and I think there’s still at least one black bopping around the brooder as well. Little bean snuggled in my hoodie for about an hour while I was knitting Such a dear little one! It’s going to be a roo, I just know it

We cuddled a handful of them before sending 3 off to a new home down the block

 

[MsChickenTender]

My silkie rooster is the best guy I've got! He's very much in charge...even over my huge 12lb boys. He walks around the yard, grumbling all day at the hen's antics. And my silkie hens are wonderful mamas. All 3 went broody at the same time and it's so fun to watch them with their chicks. Very vocal and extremely feisty.

 

[Hinotori]

Other than the black head, I love the coloring on this F2 girl. Hopefully her chicks will show some of it in silkie feathering.

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Other than the black head, I love the coloring on this F2 girl. Hopefully her chicks will show some of it in silkie feathering.

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Wow! She's stunning!

 

[CSolis]

Other than the black head, I love the coloring on this F2 girl. Hopefully her chicks will show some of it in silkie feathering.

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Gorgeous!

 

[CSolis]

And it begins.... on the first night of Passover!

These two munchkins are from this flock. The second one is from the gal on the right.

 

[CSolis]

King Arthur comes in next with his first baby..Look at the snozzola on this one!

And one of the 3 week olds got into the crew wax.

 

[Clodill4rel]

Lol look at that top hair ! Love it hahahahahahah

 

[CSolis]

So I took some time to get some better pics of the 3 week olds. These are Little Boy Blue offspring from 2 cochin mixes and my EE mix hen.