Recent content by lcsilkiefan

Hi there, I am another silkie fan here in Ventura county. Sorry I was not checking things lately. I just gave away my silkie roosters away in November that my broody hen hatched out. didn't want to inbreed, but now really miss having a roo around. Do you know anyone local that might have an...

wow! beautiful birds!!!

I've got a black silkie that is determined to hatch out eggs. She was so broody that she wouldn't even get off an empty nest. I finally had a neighbor that found some eggs to put under her. I didn't have a rooster at the time, but she did. It's so nice. She hatched them out without me having...

I have helped two chicks out of eggs. they were both from clutches that hatched in the colder months. Both did fine. I started helping them out after all the other chicks had hatched and the mom was off busy with her new brood. It was a slow process... taking just a bit of shell off at a time...