I ended up buying one white silkie and a polish (it's solid black...even it's crest...is that normal?). I'm in heaven.
They're both about 3 months old (she has day olds, but I really don't want newborns right now). I'll post pics tomorrow.
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If I get full grown ones, can I just let them free range in our fenced area and set up a small coop there? Our banties are outside of our fenced in area in a coop and run that I built at the back of our property.
Then we've got the EE chicks that are out in the day/inside at night and...
How big should the quarantine pen be if it's a 6 month old silkie? I just found out that she recently hatched some. So she has babies and others that are around 6 months old. She said all are under 1 year old. She said she has a lot of white ones, some buff ones and some that have brown and...
After going to the poultry show this weekend and falling in love with a silkie, I'm dying to get one. I really only have room for like 2 more chickens, so that's what I haven't ordered any.
Someone has some listed on Craigslist. They're not babies, but that's ok! I'm going to call around 9am...