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I’ve been wanting to breed my Silkies as a small business. So to do that, I plan on rehoming two of my hens and one rooster to improve the quality of my flock. The problem is that there is one more rooster who has some genetic problem that I don’t want to breed. I don’t want to rehome him...

A breeder near me has some straight run chicks that I’m very interested in. They are a week old. Could I tell their sex by their wing feathers at this age? Any tips?

I’m very new to showing chickens. I’be been having a lot of trouble finding a place with reasonably priced show quality Silkies near me and I found some that are all “Dun Chocolate” I don’t know much about this and was wondering if this is a recognized color that I can show. Thanks!

Thank you very much. I’ll be finding a new home. Do you thing both need to be rehomed, because only one and the other one just piggy backs.

I have a flock of 8 Silkies. Four hens and four roosters. One rooster, Dorf, was at the top of the pecking order, but he was hardly ever a bully. Recently, two other roosters, Fozzie and Aro, started to take over the top spot and now Dorf is getting bullied quite badly. He’s not badly injured...

Below, I have two Silkies. The white is a female and I’m not sure the name of the color on the male (I’d like to know if anyone has an answer) but I’d really like two know the color possibilities if I bred them. Thank you :)

I’m not sure I’d do this even if it’s okay, but if I already have 8 Silkies, is it okay to hatch one chick?

He has a very small crest (he’s a mixed breed) so his vision is fine, but he’s all better now. I don’t know what his issue is but he resolved it. Thank you for the advice, any how. :)

He is currently asleep as it’s night so I can’t really take one now, but I can tomorrow if this behavior continues.

He does not have a vaulted skull, I don’t see how he would have received any severe damage to the head, the only damage would have been from another flock mate, but he usually stays out of any conflicts.

My Silkie roo has been stumbling a lot today. He is acting like he’s intoxicated and falls a bit even. Is this an equilibrium problem or an injury and how can I help him. Thank you.

I’m glad to hear she was kept well, but I’m still not going to do that. Thank you.

Thank you for the response. I have already stated that I have taken the eggs and she is back to normal.

I’m not changing my mind. I feel bad for that chicken. You’re welcome to stop posting.

I’m going to repeat myself. I am not going to put my animal in a cage for three days. You can do what you want, but I’m not going to put my animal through that. I removed her eggs and it worked in less time than your methods. I care about my animals and will never do that. Also I don’t care...

She is all good and back to her normal self again. Thanks!

I’m not going to put my animal in an elevated cage. I’m not going to do that. I’m going to disagree with you and say that it probably causes stress.

It has been mentioned. I chose not to do this as I had mentioned I want to cause the animal the least amount of stress as possible. I removed the eggs and it worked. Thank you.

That’s why I didn’t respond. I simply removed her eggs and comforted her. She’s back to her happy self now.

I’ve taken the eggs and held her until her legs were no longer stiff from sitting all day. She’s back to her normal self and is scouting for bugs with the rest of the flock. (Thank you, I named her after Carlisle Cullen because of her paleness and docile personality)