Hi everyone, I have a problem with my silkie frizzle Roo LuvRBoy. he hasn't been walking much. just noticed it last night. his tail feathers are down. So far I have given him poultry boost, and nutra drench and sequestered him. does anybody have any thoughts for me? I love this guy. he has...
I read all through the threads here and couldn't find one that is like mine where they told us results....so I'm posting my own. here are some on pictures of my Piper's EE Frizzle (Dad is dashing Tall Fluffy Silkie) double. This is day 9. Do I continue? Do I cull? They are in an incubator with...
Hi, I have mostly silkie frizzle satins and silkie smooths in my flock and this one just appeared out of one of the eggs. I have no idea where it came from as far as its mom and dad. It is about 10 weeks old I've heard that sometimes genes will skip a generation. I do have one Easter egger...
Hi, I have a question about my 3 Roos. I'm done breeding for the season and would like to give my hens a break. Some of my hens have bald shoulders and balding backs and I've had to buy saddles for a few. Each Roo has it's own flock, they are small flocks of four or five hens. I plan on keeping...
I have frizzles I think? I got them from a neighbor and they are all so different she has no idea either LOL The black one is super soft and curly getting curlier and curlier as he gets older. They are all 11 mo. Would like to breed them but I'm new to all this I have some regular silkies I...
Hi all, I got the first time ever got 3 chicks in the mail.. I got lucky and one of them is a frizzle! I'm not familiar with easter eggers I only have silkies, I've heard you can tell gender much earlier with other breeds. Input please?
Hi everyone so I saw a thread in here from a few years ago and there was no way to continue on it but wanted to give you an update as I have just had an experience with fabulous feathered silkies lady her name is Dawne.
She sold me five chicks I'm new to all of this, they were immediately sick...
I have a silkie who has been sitting on eggs, four have hatched and the babies are running everywhere they are about 3 days old. The other four eggs are in the nest box and she has covered them completely. I'm not sure if she's covering them because they aren't going to hatch, or to keep them...
Hi, any way to tell me what these three chicks are, AND what they will look like when they are grown? They are about two and a half weeks old Thanks so much!
Hi everyone I have so many questions I don’t even know where to start! Can you please help me with my baby chicks? I stopped collecting eggs and had 13 that I numbered and they have begun to hatch! So far I have four in the Brooder and one under mama. dad is a gorgeous Partridge(i think?) MY...
I am a city girl who bought an 18 acre ranch two years ago and decided to have silky chickens. I have seven hens and one rooster he is a Partridge and super beautiful.