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  1. Silkiefan

    Silkie question....(really stupid)

    Mine don't roost. The chicks try it out, and then they seem to lose interest.
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    Vegetarian Challenge!

    ... ok, I'm not quite vegetarian, but I have boycotted KFC and all commercial chicken... they're so cruel to the birds... I can't even think about it.
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    Need a bit of assistance from the silkie experts

    I re-read your post and the person's above mine... please keep us posted. Now I'm wondering... white ring? feathers backward? hmmmm... I have a mixed mutt thing that I think is a Cochin / Silkie cross... maybe yours is a Silkie / _______ - whatever it is, it is positively Silkie... and darn cute...
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    Need a bit of assistance from the silkie experts

    Silkie it is! Hatchery birds can be mutts occasionally, so there's no telling what color it'll morph into - but most likely, you'll get a black... I have three black-ish hatchery Silkies right now, and one has a white bottom - didn't have that before... I'm guessing that it's just developing...
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    What kind and how many other animals do you have?

    White Silkie - Pei Pei Buff Silkie - Ginger Russian Blue - Pashmina Border Collie - Cookie Chocolate Lab - Kona Box Turtle - Turtle 6 water critters... no names 4 Silkie chicks ... un-named 1 Silkie/Cochin/? mix ... un-named
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    Teensy Tinsy Egg............

    mine laid really odd eggs at first too... kinda "practice eggs"- but that one is CUTE! maybe you can stick a pin in each end, blow the (adorable little) yolk out, and hang it up in your house forever! I bet that your hen will normalize pretty soon. I wouldn't worry.
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    my 3 year old is much darker than the rest of us..

    My mother taught me to answer stupid questions with "who wants to know?" -- oh and P.S. one of my three boys from same father looks like his great grandfather... bears no resemblance to me or his dad- or his brothers. It opened up discussion on genetics, and as a result, the four of us have...
  8. Silkiefan

    What did I bring home?

    I looked up Cochin chicks on several different sites... I found something interesting! here's my verdict: McMurray Hatchery has a picture of a chick that is the very likeness of my chick - a MOTTLED COCHIN Mixed with Silkie, this should make for an interesting-ly feathered little critter...
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    Mystery Chicks??? Cubalayas???

    ... I'm guessing American Bald Eagle...
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    sexing silkies

    I also saw a lot of boy traits in the pics... at least three boys - nice looking roos though.
  11. Silkiefan

    Thinking of getting a couple chickens

    ... of course my vote for the best "pet" chickens is Silkies... but may I also add that you have more than two in case something happens to one of them... that way you're not left with one freaking and squawking...all lonely and sad... and no, they're not that much work...and yes, kids &...
  12. Silkiefan

    Super Rare Breed Chick ID

    what a lovely hen! does she lay those beautiful dark chocolate brown eggs?
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    Mystery chicks

    thats what mine looks like - but mine has 5 toes like a Silkie! How many toes does yours have? Is yours feather-footed also? I don't know what mine is either... maybe something "blue"? mamakelly, would you PM me if you get some answers on yours? I'm stuck on this one.
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    What did I bring home?

    anyone want to venture a guess at Cochin/Favorelle cross? this chick is the same size as the Silkie chicks, so whatever it is, it's definetly bantam. It does appear to be very very fluffy... I mean it looks fatter than the Silkies because it's very plush. It doesn't have a Cochin beak, & too...
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    Dreaming of Chickens in Ridgefield, WA

    It's easy. Just do it. All chicks want is to be warm and clean and full. All hens want is to be safe and full. I keep my babies in a small ferret/rat cage with a heat lamp. Clean pine shavings, medicated chick starter, warm water in the waterer on a brick so they can't kick sawdust and poo...
  16. Silkiefan

    Best strategy when you want pet hens?

    I would reccomend more than two. Heaven forbid, should anything happen to one, the other won't be left alone and freaking out. Keep at least three. I figure 50% of what you get is going to be male... MY luck is more like 75% - but anyway... when you get chicks, buy a few more than you'll want to...
  17. Silkiefan

    Are these Barred Rock Bantam eggs or Silkie eggs??

    Silkie eggs: One of my girls lays long narrow eggs, and the other lays nice rounded eggs...
  18. Silkiefan

    Do 3 wk old chicks really need the heat lamp?

    I don't know if anyone is going to agree with my methods but here's what I do: because my chicks are in the house, I keep the heat lamp on them for a couple weeks or so. The regulated temp is needed, and I know they'll be warm enough with it on all the time. However, I honestly feel that every...
  19. Silkiefan

    What are these?

    I love your pics! The one where the buff pullet is nabbing something... man, what ever it was didn't stand a chance!
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    What did I bring home?

    I had marked this day on my calendar two weeks ago because "they" said they'd get blue and splash Silkies in... Not only were there a small selection of black and white, (NO BLUES OR SPLASH) but I got this: FIVE TOES LIKE A SILKIE, BUT PINK... PINK SKIN, PINK BEAK BLACK EYELINER... GREY...
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