silkie chick

I Just recently hatch a polish/Silkie cross with frizzled feathers. A sweet little bird being raised with a Brahma/silkie cross and a Seabright/silkie cross. The polish was last hatched and had a couple issues during hatching. Her membrane was drying on her so her hatching period was a bit long...

Hi everyone! I recently attempted to hatch chicks under a broody silkie hen for the first time. The first two silkie chicks came out healthy and strong, but the third one is weak and is unable to walk, eat, or drink properly. We have three broody silkie hens. The first two chicks were given to...

I have Two 5/wk old silkies. A white, and a partridge. I am remaining hopeful that the partridge is a pullet, but what do y’all silkie experts think about the started comb development on the white one? Thank you very much for your time.

Hey all, my family and I have been looking at backyard chicken forums for a little while but have been hesitant to join the forum for unknown reason, but now we've bitten the bullet and I'm excited to be able to access this awesome community! Anyhow, we bought two white silkie chicks a little...

This is a three week old silkie, and she is the only one with a fluffy chin. Im just wondering if she is bearded? Thank you for your time!

Hi BYC community! Hoping a few of you out there have some information for me. Back when I started with Silkies in 2008 there were not nearly as many color variations and options on the market and I'm just getting back into the breed. I'm shocked at all the new variations and genetic...

Hi, We are looking for Silkie chicks. Prefer 8 weeks and older but will consider younger as well. We live in Whiteville, NC 28472 and are willing to drive up to 2 hours one way to purchase. We will not accept USPS or similar mail route. If you will have some but not yet...please also contact...

I just received an order of chicks, included was one silkie, which was supposed to be grey. I ended up with this little chap, who I think is quite cute, though he doesn’t look like any silkie that I have ever seen. He is mostly white/grey/black, though he has a wee bit of brown as well...

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this but here I go. About a month ago I hatched a white silkie chick who I suspect to be a roo, and in the last week I realized his neck feathers turned into a peachy-lemon color, and he has a bunch of pin feathers on the same color on his...

Hey y'all. I have wanted chickens forever and my county ordinance just changed so my dreams could come true. I felt like I did a ton of research and was pretty prepared until I brought these babies home. I had chosen to go with the heating pad mock hen as a heat source but couldn't get the temp...

I was just given a silkie chick who is about 2 or 3 days old. It's legs kind of kick out straight behind it and it just kind of flops about and has trouble walking. I braced it's legs but it still had issues standing... also it's crop was empty when I picked it up tonight and I gave it some...

Ok so I know you can't know for sure if silkie chicks are boys or girls but I just want some ideas. So I had two of my own chicks and they are two weeks old but they are quite larger from the 2-week olds that I bought. The ones that I bought are silkie frizzles and the ones I had just are just...

So I have 2 silkie Bantam eggs in my incubator and I put them in at Sunday 12am I'm not sure what day there are at but i know it's 18 or 19 for sure. So if they are at 18 then I put them in on day 17 for lockdown and increased humidity to 60-70%. they originally were around 100-102 temp and...

Hi I was wondering if I could keep my silkie chick eggs upside down in an egg carton throughout the whole incubation process not just the last 3 days. And would i have to flip them or just tilt them in the carton. In the carton will they still rotate up towards the air cell, or will them...

Hello, I know you get asked this a lot, and I know it’s difficult to tell with silkies but I thought I’d give it a go! Can you help me sex my two silkies please? We bought eggs for our broody pekins to hatch and we have 2 silkies. For a while one seemed slightly larger than the other, but now...

I have 11 silkie chicks for sale, all hatched last weekend. There’s a variety, white, blue, black, possibly partridge. Must buy 6 or more due to NY laws and i can’t ship. I’m not NPIP but the eggs are from an NPIP breeder. I’m located about 30 minutes from Albany and can meet within a reasonable...

In search of silkie chicks near Cincinnati, OH. Any information would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

I have a 2 week old black silkie chick who was purchased in the local area and has been living with one of her literal siblings, and my hatched babies that came from parents who I own. All of my personal flock's babies are great and have had no troubles. This little one (nicknamed Pigeon - my...

Hello from London! I will shortly be getting three silkie chicks and I’m just looking to read up more and learn as much as I can! My Grampa had chickens when I was younger and I’m very excited to be getting these fluffy girls! I’m eager to hear your stories of having silkie chicks

Hello! I’m looking for some advice as I’m getting three silkie chicks and I want to make sure that their coop and run is as fox proof as possible. I have attached a picture of the run that I’ve bought and also of the chicks that will soon be coming to their new home ☺️ I will be purchasing run...