silkie bantam

  1. Erie26

    Broody hens

    Hi fellow chicken lovers! I have been doing some research on which is the best broody hens to add in my flocks. From what I been hearing, Silkies and Cochens are the top best broody breed. But I am concern with Silkies options, because there are some information about the hens being mean and...
  2. GoldiLaced

    My hen is scared of my other hen. The main issue is I don't think she's eating.

    (I'm new so sorry if this is in the wrong place) I realized my Silkie is actually very small compared to my other Silkies. I also realized today that she's actually scared of my Buff Orphington Bantam so that's why she hides in a corner/behind the dog house all day. I'm scared she doesn't eat...
    • GoldiLaced
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    • bantams buff orphington hen help hens being picked on i don't know what to tag i'm sorry i dont know what to do not eating scared chickens silkie bantam
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  3. tayjamieson

    Silkie & Bantam Silkie - Strange behavior

    Hello, My boyfriend came home about a month ago with a 1 week old silkie and a day old bantam silkie. We have 12 chickens but the behavior is so different in these two breeds that I needed to reach out to you guys for some help. First question I have is about the older Silkie (the orange-is...
    • tayjamieson
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    • feed guide nutrition raising silkies silkie silkie baby silkie bantam silkie behavior
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  4. NorthernChick1

    Fertilized egg?

    Just wondering if anyone can tell me if this egg is fertilized? In my flock i have one silkie hen and one silkie roo. I beleive this was my silkies egg as it was smaller and paler than the rest. If it is fertilized than it tells me my silkie is in fact laying and my roo is being a roo. lol
  5. The_Miraculous_Pigmy_Owl

    Names! Vote on names for blue silkies!

    Who wants to name silkies! please pick a name! you get two votes, Choose wisely. No pictures available. sorry! have fun picking! Poll will end in a month starting NOW!
  6. shelbyw

    New Chicks on Tuesday 22nd

    Hey you guys. So I just reserved 4 silkie chicks and they are super cute! I have 1 blue 1 split black that carries paint, 1 paint, and 1 split white that carries paint as well. I am hoping that they are all females and I do know that silkies are hard to sex without DNA tests but I don’t think...
  7. J

    Rehome Two Purebred Silkie Hens - Austin,TX

    Hi! I have two beautiful Silkie hens that need a good home. Both are purebred and came from a reputable breeder in Texas. One is white while the other is buff. Born in September 2017. They are happy, spoiled hens that lay eggs very often! I am a new first time mom and am unable to provide...
    • JidaH
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    • austin chickens silkie silkie bantam silkie bantam hens silkie breed silkie chicken silkie chickens silkie hens texas
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    • Forum: Animals In Need of Free Re-Homing
  8. KarateHorse

    Blue and Lavender Silkies for Sale in NC!

    I have two Silkie chicks that I need to sell. They are both three weeks old. One is lavender and one is blue. Both are straight run. The blue Silkie is $8 and the lavender Silkie is $10 or buy them both for $15. I can provide pictures of their parents upon request. I'm located in Lillington, NC...
  9. KikiDeAnime

    Spiky Mikey The Silkie

    Our Lavender Silkie named Spiky Mikey :love Even though he doesn't like to be picked up, he sure does love to follow me around the yard. Unfortunately the older chicks don't like him so he can't really bond with them and we can't put him in with the older flock as they will kill him. I bought...
  10. Nikkyrj

    SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME ASAP, MY CHICKEN IS ACTING ODD

    I have a 6 month old silkie who’s been super hyper, she’s been pecking at everything, being so loud.. but the thing is her poop looks unhealthy, I gave her some electrolytes yesterday & oatmeal, her poop has gone worst
  11. A

    Mixing Bantam & Full size

    hello all! I’m from Illinois where winters get pretty cold. However, I have successfully merged isa Browns (full size) and silkies (bantams)! They cuddle together in the coop, they lay together in the same spot, and roam the yard together during the day for fun. The full size keep the silkie...
    • Allie C
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    • bantams full size illinois illinois cold isa brown isa browns mixed flock silkie silkie bantam silkie bantam hens
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  12. Y

    Help Sexing 10 and 11 Week Old Street Chicken and Silkie

    Aloha, We adopted a days old feral chick that had wandered into our yard in September. A few days later my roommate bought a week-old Silkie chick to keep our little Peep company. We're looking for some help sexing the chickens. The feral flock that Peep comes from is made of 4 black hens...
  13. 347B08CD-A217-48F1-B53D-EF27210FE31E

    347B08CD-A217-48F1-B53D-EF27210FE31E

    Little PomPom all dressed up and no where to go. Where is the party Mom
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  14. K

    Beautiful roosters for sale or trade. Copper Maran, Cookoo Maran, silver d'uccle bantams, & silkie

    Several beautiful sweet roosters for sale: copper Maran, cookoo maran, 2 silver d'uccles bantams, 1 black silkie bantam, 1 pheasant olive egger bantam. Make an offer, not good for cock fighting these are gentle pets. Make me any offer, you pay shipping, we are in the Antelope Valley Area of...
    • kirodan
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    • 18 weeks black copper maran cookoo maran copper maran d'uccles maran olive egger rooster roosters living with roosters show breeds silkie bantam
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    • Forum: Other Poultry - Birds & Hatching Eggs
  15. Gretelandthechickens

    Silkies in need of new home!!

    Hello! I currently own two silkie bantams, one white rooster and a black hen. Very sadly I am no longer able to keep them due to family issues and I need to re-home them as soon as possible. I've tried asking friends and family but I can't find anyone to take them in a pair, they've grown up...
  16. SpokaneChickenLover

    Wanting to buy Silkie Hatching Eggs!

    Help!.. Silkie has gone broody. Cant wait till sept18th+ To buy some offline(ebay ect). Anyone have some cute silkie's that have fertile eggs? Really wanting her to be able to raise some babies! Please post pics+ Contact details can pay(paypal ect). (located Eastern Wa)
  17. Dirtt

    ISO Show quality Silkies.

    Hello, I am looking for recommendations for good silkie breeders who can ship chicks. I'm looking for good quality birds that are out of show winning stock, not birds that just meet the breed standard! I'm not picky about color! I'd prefer to buy online and have them shipped but if you know of...
  18. M

    Adopting two Silkies to add to add to flock of 4

    hello! I was contacted by a friend who knew someone who needs to re-home their two silkies. I love silkies and have wanted to adopt some soon. Turns out they hatched the same month (october '17) as my current crew - russian orloff (Polina), buff orphinton (Betty), Barred Rock (Darla) and Easter...
  19. Scruzet

    1 free silkie rooster SAN JOSE CA

    HELP! Looking to rehome a silkie rooster. Very sad to let him go:( please let me know if you’re in the San Jose ca area and are interested!
  20. Meggymojo

    Chicken checkout

    Happy Monday my fellow chicken lovers! Now that our flock is officially old enough I had a couple chickens in question. (All just around 8 weeks old.) The first is our Bantam. To be honest she’s the only one in our flock I’m not sure as to her breed. The only thing I recall is she is indeed a...
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