Yipee eggs...i once got a pullet egg that was the size of a robins egg I was like hey there wasnt that kind of a lot of energy wasted on that....anyways good sized egg and you can hatch it if you like...i like to wait a bit as sometimes the chicks are bigger with later eggs but go for it and...
Hi I have a few lavs for breeding and my splits look blue like yours especially as chicks and now they are...hmmm well guessing i would say 4mos now...when you get old your mind needs to have the chicken diaries in front of it to recall exact dates...... but they are now black not blue....i know...
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Wow, that's great to know!! Well, I feel better about my little experiment, then. Worst case if it doesn't work out, she'll go to my layer coop. But I'm so curious to know if she'll pass it on when paired with a pretty decent roo. Guess I'll find out soon enough. Thanks!
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Hey as long as you enjoy them who cares...we have our heavy hitter show birds and then we have our pets who we love just as much...yours are very cute and all silkies go thru the awkward age ....i will have to show you some pics of my awkward teens...they are too funny....
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Welcome to backyard chicken...love your birds....I have a black colored rooster who is suppose to be a split lavendar but he looks like one of your silver ones...he has sliver barring in his wings and like a frosting thru his body all silver on a black base....I will take a photo. I was...
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It is a Hovabator. I used to use an LG but got the Hovabator. Actually the LG held my temps better but the humidity was all over the place. The hovabator hold the humidity well but my temps were all over. I can't win! But I am up to pips!
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Im betting on Snow White...Cody has a girl who looks just like that and we kinda thought maybe a boy but she just has a longer neck and i think it makes them look more roosteree...no matter what its a beautiful bird your daughter can pick them well.
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Welcome to backyard chicken...love your birds....I have a black colored rooster who is suppose to be a split lavendar but he looks like one of your silver ones...he has sliver barring in his wings and like a frosting thru his body all silver on a black base....I will take a photo. I was...
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Ty but is that what u think is wrong with the blue silkie
Had the exact same thing before, with one bird. No others sick just her. So I would try it, can't hurt unless you don't hold the bird upside down.
Ya the blue silikie was the ony...
HI my son went to his last poultry show for the year..it was the Eastern Iowa Poultry Show in Iowa City..he won BB and RB silkie but his little white silkie pullet Buttons was JR Res Champion Bantam and Champion Featherleg...he was so proud of her as she is one we bred here at home. He was only...
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Hi Hawkeye...i think maybe its staining....i get that sometimes just from the birds drinking and eating...also sometimes they can get a few nasty mites that collect in their beard and that can stain them a bit too.....they are nice looking birds glad you were able to find...
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Hi Hawkeye...i think maybe its staining....i get that sometimes just from the birds drinking and eating...also sometimes they can get a few nasty mites that collect in their beard and that can stain them a bit too.....they are nice looking birds glad you were able to find them.....Chris...
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could u plzz post some male and female silkies that are show quality
SQ Splash Cock
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Silkies can get this big?! WOW!
Haha hes not that big hes all fluff....so sorry to the poster who lost their birds to a hawk its just terrible ...we cant free range anything here as we are on a hill and the raptors will just pick them off...love the pic of the Aimee blacks they are...