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this is my only silkie that survived out of my hatch these are the 8 i got today at tractor supply to keep it company they are not silkies but at least the one silkie has some buddies not sure of the breed but i do know they are pullets

well out of the 4 that hatched i have had 3 to die on me and not really sure why the temp is right where it needs to be and they have clean water and food going today and getting some buddies for the lonly chick

well just got back from basball practice with my son and found the one that was weak stating to get better on its side cool to the touch and has been stepped on by the other 3 really bad so now she or he has went down hill again not sure what to do if no better later tonight after seperating it...

thanks everyone the little one has perked up some after placing a towel for it to cuddle with after seperating it plus giving it electrilights i did not open incubator as much as i did when hand turning. the incubator i used this time is a new one never used before maybe the temp droped or...

ok out of 15 eggs only 4 hatched and i have a very weak one due to a hard hatch since it piped at the small end do not know what is going on why the last 2 hatch have been so bad all my other hatches resulted in 90% to 100% hatch rate but these last 2 times have been horriable and i do the same...

i love this picture just beautiful

ty everyone for you kind words they will be leaving tomorrow right now i have a tarp over the roof but rain still getting in and critters can to. my other coop is full of chickens of other breeds and no more can fit there. i do have a goat house but it is only big enough for the 2 goats till we...

Well all my silkies are going to a friends house to live and i am having to start over a storm came thru friday causing a tree to fall and damage their coop has nice size hole in roof and forestry will not pay to have it fixed even though it was their tree that fell on it all they say it was an...

well getting me a new incubator and egg turner today and i have 15 silkie eggs to place in the incubator either tomorrow friday of saturday i am thinking saturday so that when they hatch my kids will be home and not at school. and with 2 incubators i will be able to really hatch this spring

Well after months of rain we finally had our first death now our work begins this weekend we will putting a shead over the whole run to try and keep rain out since our silkies are not smart eniugh to go in when it rains.

They are just the cutiest little things makes me want to hatch more out

well my silkies are around 7 months old and non has laid an egg so far that i know of but since it is so muddy the egg is probably hiding in it where i can not see it. mine are crazy they seem to love the mud and rain and refuse to get out of it hopefully this summer i can give them all a bath...

i just hate that they look so bad my daughter wanted to show the white ones but it does not look like it will happen they are getting all stained with mud poor things look so pitiful they also refuse to use the roost bard in the coop i keeped them locked up for over a week to teach them that is...

My babies are so dirty they hardly look like silkies right now and look so neglected even though they are not it has been raining non stop here and it has been cold i do not let them out till after the rain and the run has dried up alot but they seem to find the only little mud hole and play in...

Quote: For today, I would put them back in their coop with some form of warmth until they dry. The mud will probably fall of when they are dry. If not, you can give them a warm bath but if it's cold outside you'll need to keep them inside until they dry. ty i have put them back in for today...

ok got a question it has been raining here almost non stop for a week we finally got a break in the weather that whole time the silkies were in their coop nice and dry then my dumb husband decided to let them out in the run where it is very muddy and they decided to take a mud bath how do i...

i have another question if i go to the creak here and get sand and place it in the run will that help stop any mud i heard of people doing this

Quote: My SQ bunch didn't understand the concept of getting out of the rain either, so I had to top part of the run. Silkies you have to be careful with them, because when it gets cold and it rains - their feathers soak up water and don't shed it like regular feathers would...So they can get...

ok i have a questionis it my silkies that are crazy or is everyone elses. all my silkies seem to be crazy it has been raining her on and off for a few weeks now and my silkies do not seem to know how to go inside the building to keep from getting wet they find a corner in the run all pile up on...

ok my silkies are getting dirty feet real bad expecially the white ones how to i bath them and with what