We have a pair of adult white silkies hens for sale.
Dottie and Darla are about 18 months old. Still laying irregularly.
They free range during the day and get locked in after 5-7pm
Must go as a pair. Darla is really attached to Dot.
$30 for both must pick up in Oceanside 760 419 0507
We tried the fertile egg approach but they have never hatched. We got day old chicks from the local country feed store and stuck them under our silkies. Once they got to be about 3 weeks old they snap out of the broodyness and start laying again
10/30 I am sorry to report that Clair past away today. She had only just gotten her entire crown back and was very happy with her silkie friends Darla and Dottie.
The past three days she would just sit for the longest times, then move around a bit. I went to check on her and she was on her...
We have not even named them yet but we brought home the new flock Saturday (oct 15ht)
After a tentative night hanging out in a nesting box, they relaxed and started to explore the coop and the bridge to
the run.
We are excited about the blue andalusians as the last ones we got we black...
After sitting on 2 fertile creme legbar eggs for a month to no avail, I got two chicks and put them under "Dottie"
2 days later she out in the run with the babies.
Strangest thing. She was in with 2 other silkies. Clair our oldest who has not laid eggs in a couple month, would snuggle
up to...
there are two other silkies in the coop/run. They are the one's doing what chickens do and pooping everywhere.
It has been almost 30 days but I wanted to wait until today when I pick up a chick for her to mother.
I have a broody silkie, we got two fertile creme legbar eggs for her to sit on. September 15th is when she started sitting on them.
It's now October 14
Still no chicks. :(
How long should we let her sit on them before we write them off as not going to hatch??
I have a broody silkie (imagine that) I got a couple of fertile cream legbar eggs for her to sit on.
I use alfalfa for bedding. We are thirteen days into the sitting and I wondered
how do I change the nesting material without her freaking out?
I pick out the poop every morning but should...
I had a silkie that was tortured mercilessly by all the other. Pulled out her whole crown.
I did most of the things you have done. In the end I ended up building another smaller coop and run
removing her and getting two other silkies to keep her company. As of Sep 28th her crown is...
We are starting a new flock but need to move the current one out.
$15 each
2 Rhode Island Reds
2 White Leghorns
2 Light Brahmas
Everyone is laying regularly and healthy. Fed well: whole corn, oats, fruit! Spoiled
I can deliver to Oceanside/Vista area
I am happy to report Claire once removed from her tormenters has made a great recovery.
Her chest feathers are all back in and she is well on her way to getting her crown back.
Her two coop mates have been great to her and we have a little puffball flock that free
ranges the yard all day and...
Dottie and Darla
Claire when she had most of her feathers
Claire, Dottie and Darla's new coop
we tried blue cote but they still picked on her
Claire has had better times
Claire our bearded white silkie had her crown and chest feather plucked out.
I built a new coop for her and 2 new white Silkies we got to keep her company.
The new ones are afraid of Claire and when we let them out to free range
Dottie and Darla beat feet away from Claire.
Claire makes...
So folks now I got a new problem, we let Claire and her new coop mates free range in the yard.
Every time we let Claire out she makes her way over to the old run where her former flock are
(the ones that pulled her feathers) paces up and down outside until I go get her and take her
back...
Clair our crested white silke has been being plucked for months.
We sold off two who were picking on everyone but it seems like she is still
getting picked on by the remaining chicken.
We have tried to segregate her but all she does is pace back and forth trying to get into the main run...