silkes

I ended up having two roosters my flock way to small for them that they are fighting each other constantly. He is 4 1/2 Months old. Located in the Brandon Fl. He is a satin silkie

I have one rooster, and one hen. (My other hen recently died) they are both silkies. I live in north Alabama. It gets hot here and it does rain. They have a very traditional coop right now but it has become infested with flies (!!!!) and I’m moving. So new coop time. Wood ain’t cheap right now...

Hello! I live in Nevada and have 2 silkie hens. I have done as much as Ican think of to keep my babies cool. We have a cover over their coop and run, 2 waterers, everything is ventilated, we put ice cubes in their water, we give them cold fruit as treats, and today I brought out a kiddie pool to...

My silkie Gertrude had this beautiful poof on top her head. She looked magnificent. That is till the other started bullying her really bad. Her head feathers were plucked off. Then they never regrew. It’s almost like it just callused over? It’s been this why for a few months and still nothing...

Silkie is having respiratory issues , grumbling when breathing, sneezing , horse voice when she makes sounds and a little bit of discharge in one of her eyes. Please, I Need to know what is the best course of action to help her, currently giving her oregano oil and VETRX plus Oregano Oil.

This is Morticia Addams. She's around 3 weeks old. Starting yesterday she has a noticeable limp, today becoming almost completely lame in that leg. Upon further inspection I noticed a large knot on the top of her foot, and when I photographed it, I see that either her foot is malformed or...

Hi, I'm Annie. I'm a suburban hobby "farmer" in the South Coast region on Massachusetts, near Providence RI. Q/A List: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I first got chickens about 10 years ago--a mixed flock of Easter Eggers, Australorps, and Naked Necks free...

Hey everyone! My dad and I recently built my first coop and run. We built it over 3 or 4 Saturdays when he could drive down and help and I have been basically constantly working on it since. Well actually, I acquired and reused the coop and we built a run around it. We have no experience...

Hey there! I have 15 silkies near Dallas and we’re almost ready to transition to the wild outdoors! We’ve had a couple of field trips out, but not any long term play dates with our new coop. My questions are- 1. What needs to be on the ground in the coop? Do I need to put pine shavings? 2. I...

Hey everyone. I just got a new incubator which needs water to be added every few days. However, I have a country house that I go to 4 days a week. So I decided to make a tubing system in the incubator so I could put water in the incubator using a water pump and a smart plug that I can control...

White Silkie rooster x Plymouth Rock hen. About 17-18 weeks. They don't make noises yet.

Hi everyone, I’m a newbie from the uk. We have had our chickens since they were just a couple of weeks old. We got them in may of this year. Still awaiting their first eggs, but they are bantams and I believe they can be a little later to start laying... well from what I have read. We have a...

I just brought home 16 new baby Silkies (Yayayay!!!) and got the brooder set up. I think they’re cold, though. What temp range does the brooder need to be?

hello all, a few weeks ago my family bought 2 showgirls from someone in town, at this point i believe they’re about 15/16 weeks old. One of them (the one with the naked neck) acts very aggressively (shuffles sideways when they get close, bites their tail feathers and will not let go) towards...

One of our chickens was attacked by our dog. we found it laying down pretty in shock and pretty hurt. we think it has a broken neck so we put it in a splint. though it might not be broken. it lays there most of the time. occasionally it moves backwards. when it’s laying down it lays it’s head...

I have a 7 week old silkie it is the smallest of the group and has developed a beak deformity in but still eats and drinks and acts perfectly normal still growing but it's much smaller then the rest of the babies we thought she was a girl because of how small she was but now it's starting to...

I have seen negative posts about silver laced Wyandotte’s. My slw are great with my flock which includes silkies, barred rocks, sapphire gem, Cochin,and bantams. I have one slw that’s the leader of the flock. She is first to exit the enclosure in the morning and last to go in at night. She lets...

I hatched 10 eggs . To me 6 look like they are pure silkies, 2 some sort of Cochin mix maybe and the other two hatched from a frizzle hen. Let me know what you think I have and if you want to try and sex them too 😉 I would appreciate any insight! Thanks