silkie

  1. L

    Prolapse or just weird vent on Frizzle showgirl??

    I have searched far and wide for a vent that matches what I have on my showgirl... She is 8 weeks old from a local breeder and I have had her for a week. I am new to keeping chickens so I didn't think much of her vent when I got her as she didn't have pasty butt, redness, nothing... But I kept...
  2. Littledarlingfarm

    Help, I’ve failed and opened my incubator

    Yesterday was hatch day. In the morning I had the horrible luck with the power going out for 3+hours. I had a few active eggs moving, chirps, and one especially active egg. I dont have a backup power supply, (its on the shopping list when the money is there) so I googled and did the advice of...
  3. H

    Chocolate silkies genetics

    Hello all! I recently got some eggs so that my son could raise some silkies. The first eggs I chose because the breeder has a lot of showgirl and I thought that he would think that they were funny. She sold us two dozen chocolate silky x chocolate silky eggs. I expected to see a lot of chocolate...
  4. E

    I am selling these beautiful silkie chicks

    These are newly hatched silkie chicks, they are $15 a chick. Feel free to message me.
  5. MisaF

    Considering a second rooster

    Hi all! I’ve had chickens for about 8 years now but I’ve always had hens. Six months ago I rescued a teeny mille de fleur rooster. He’s old and blind in one eye and as docile as a rooster could be. He’s scared to death of me. I have 11 hens of various breeds and sizes, most are rescues. I’m...
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  6. Chicken_Trainer2007

    What colour is my silkie?

    I got a 19 silkies today 6 weeks to 2 days old This one came as a “buff” what colour is it really? Its this light yellow with white and gray, and if you can tell the gender thats also a bonus
  7. J

    What breeds compliment a single Silkie well?

    A fox got to my flock (3 faverolles, a brahma, and 3 silkies) and now there is only one small 3yr old frizzle silkie left :( It's so sad to see her all alone and we want to get her some friends asap. I'm thinking of bantams so they're a similar size, I don't want her to be picked on by larger...
  8. R

    Anyone know what breed this is?!🐣🐓

    Can anyone tell me what breed this chick might be? It was in a bin labeled Americana but they don’t have feathered feet. And they’re SUPER feathered. Grey on top and lighter underneath. Pretty fuzzy wings too.
  9. niazai_thechickenlife

    New silkie babies!

    Goodmorning! Our “rooster” turned out to be a hen and is now a mother of 2. I kept taking away her eggs and getting her off her nest, but she was persistent so i got her 2 babies 😒. She’s been taking great care of them and keeping them warm. Instead of Pushpa, she will be called Anjali from...
  10. swiggity_swarren

    Olive Egger and Silkie gender identification

    Hey y'all! I have an olive egger and silkie who I can't tell for the life of me if I have pullets, roos, or one of each. Sorry for the bad OE pic, I can try and take another once the sun gets in a good spot. Both are a little over four months old.
  11. Dedetiger

    Old Roo Sitting on Hocks

    I have an approximately 8 year old silkie rooster, he’s my favorite little guy in the world, and while I suspect it’s just his age showing I’ve noticed he’s been frequently sitting back on his hocks. And to be clear, he walks perfectly fine, stands up fully and everything to move around just...
  12. E

    Dun Genetics

    i was NOT thinking when i’d reserved these chicks.. i’d just learned that they’re dun chocolate rather than sex-linked chocolate. they’re a mix of chocolate, mauve, and chocolate splash. WHICH, i’m okay with. i just need to adjust my plans a bit. i’d planned on using them for more than just...
  13. SnowyClucks

    Pekin, Cream Legbar and Olive Egger temperaments?

    Hi y’all, SUPER excited because I am picking up chicks in 4 days. 3 of the chickens i’ve reserved are one pekin, cream legbar, and one olive egger. What are these chickens like in a flock and how are they with humans? I know that silkies are typically chill and docile, but idk what the ither 3...
  14. S

    Late quitter!? Day 18! Help!!

    Hi! I’m new on this forum and forgive me, my English isn’t the best as I am located in the Netherlands. but I’ve been stalking this forum for a couple of weeks now. I’ve been trying to hatch silkie eggs and this is my second batch. First batched died (4 eggs) because of malfunction of my...
  15. E

    critique my Silkies type?

    i’m new-ish to Silkies and would like to breed towards SOP. i’ve read and read and read, but haven’t comprehended much - i’m a hands-on/picture type learner. while i do notice some faults in my birds, im curious as to what good & bad others see in them, so i can apply it to future birds, in...
  16. Alethea1125

    Silkie color ideas??

    So silkies are recognized in black, blue, buff, white, splash, self blue and gray. These are some silky chicks we have and I’ve been playing a color guessing game with them! lol they range from 4-7 weeks old.
  17. I

    What color of Silkie could this be?

    I bought 6 hatching eggs from a lady that breeds silkies. Most of her colors seemed to be standard or common non-standard. All eggs hatched but one of my blue chicks got eaten by a hawk the other day. I know all the colors of the chicks besides one (blue, chocolate, lavender, black). It hatched...
  18. E

    paint genetics?

    is it possible to produce chocolate paints and chocolate paints in one pen? in my mind, it makes sense to have a chocolate paint roo over chocolate paint, black paint, chocolate, black, and dominant white hens BUT i’m not super familiar with the genetics here. what will/will not work?
  19. E

    mottle genetics - choc and black

    say i had a chocolate mottled roo. if i put chocolate mottled AND black mottled hens with him, would i get chocolate and black mottled chicks (split to chocolate)? and for solid chocolate and black chicks, they should be in a separate pen, correct? i read that a bird even carrying 1 mottling...
  20. E

    what to breed back to?

    this is a loaded question! i have paint, mottled, and splash on the way in chocolate and black (plus some mauve.) what is the best path to take to keep these colors going? i’m doing research, but id appreciate if someone can simplify it a bit. thank you!
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