Hello! I know I haven't been posting a lot on byc. I'm here to reconnect with all you other poultry enthusiasts! If you're new here, welcome! 🤗 I have been doing so much behind the scenes! But I think it's about time I share some of my secrets. I'm testing different colors, sop silkies, and...
I'm looking for a app or file or anything really to keep track of my breeding. Mainly for my silkies, but I have several other breeds that I would like to have organized too. Any ideas or links are appreciated!
I am picking up this ayam cemani hen on Friday. I need names! I already have a few from my other thread, but don't hold back! My plan is to write all the names on a piece of paper, put them in a bowl, and randomly pick.
Hi! This is new for me, I normally post about random things like my chickens being weird 😂. I'm doing what will probably be my 9th and final hatch of the year. It will be a batch of silkies and one serama. Only seven eggs in total, which is fairly small compared to my normal batches of about...
Has anyone ever purchased silkies from cackle hatchery? If so, were they good quality, and can you send pictures?... I'm looking to buy some good quality Silkie chicks. Preferably females but unsexed is fine
I have decided to try a new idea! I'm officially going to be posting chicken of the day. I've been thinking about it, and have seen other peeps on BYC also do this. So without further ado... Let's start!
Today's chicken of the day is SIDNEY!!!
Sidney is a two year old serama hen. She enjoys...
All of my chicks have hatched but two. One Serama and one silkie. It is now day 23 and no pip. I decided to see what was going on with those two last eggs. I figured they were both bad, Angel. I candle them and they both had chicks in them. Both were not moving. I cracked the Serama egg open...
Hello! I have a very weird question: why are the chicks that are hatching from my purebred silkie roo and hen not looking like silkies?
I know you're probably thinking I'm crazy, but I'm genuinely confused. I bought eggs from Peony Puff Silkies (you should subscribe to her on YouTube!). I sold...
I had a small batch of purebred Seramas hatch out yesterday. I got some really unique/rare colors! I need help! What color should I call these? Also, I'm worried I might be underpricing my serama chicks. If you breed seramas, how much do you charge?
Hello, I deeply regret to have to make this post, but my beloved amber died. A few days back, I noticed that she was off.. laying in the corner, eyes closed. I knew something was wrong. I listened to her breathing, which sounded fine. She was with a medium sized flock of other chickens, and no...
I started breeding Seramas a few years back, and I am starting to get some really unique/rare colors! I just had a batch of Seramas hatch out yesterday, and I am so excited! I love seramas, and I hope to be able to start breeding them by color. The reason I am posting this is to ask, what colors...
I recently purchased a 1 year old silkie hen. She coincidentally just laid her first egg today! I have a good amount of Silkies, but haven't seen this color. Does anyone know what this colors called?
I bought serama eggs from a trusted local breeder a few months back. They all hatched out! I sold most of them, but kept a few. I'm trying to figure out out what color hen this is. I want to find a rooster that looks like her to breed with. I'm aware that they may not come out that color, but I...
Hello everyone👋 this is different from what I would normally post. I was holding my hen when I felt something hard. I set her down on my table and seen what looks like two puncture wounds that had healed. The skin is ripped, but has seemed to healed pretty well. I'm trying to figure out what...
Hello everyone, I know this is a little random, but I'm curious. If you breed an aggressive rooster with a hen will the offspring also be aggressive? Any thoughts?
Hello everyone, I am unsure of a few things with my Silkies. I would like to get into showing Silkies, but don't know how to start. I'm unsure what these colors are, or if they're a mix of two different colors. Also, does it matter what color your Silkies eyes are when showing them? One of mine...
Hello everyone, I am looking to get into showing this year. I breed Silkies, but have never shown any before. I have a couple of questions regarding the Silkies traits. The first question is can Silkies have different colored eyes, such as yellow? And do they need to be solid colored, like pure...
I recently bought two silkie roosters. They are purebred with the correct number of toes, a giant fluffball on their head, and have beards. I got them from Peony Puff Silkies. I was curious what color you would call this calico looking silkie, any advice would be appreciated
I have some exciting news to share! So get cozy and read my adventure!
So it all started when I was deep in the trenches of the Internet, when I came across this add for really fluffy chickens. I knew that I wanted to have some of these adorable fluff balls! So I ended up buying five silkies...