silkie

There is a roo in the flock that has been crowing for about two weeks now, but not a peep from this one. Acts very hen like but I’m not sure…

I have two silkie chicks that just hatched that are an unusual color. Kind of yellow on the head but the body looks kind of dirty gray. I have tried to figure out if they could be silver and gold based (meaning they would be boys since girls can only have one base color.) But I can’t find any...

I have two silkies that have these spots on the bottom of their feet. I thought maybe bumblefoot but I don’t see a “scab” and it’s not hard? They aren’t limping

Hello, i recently bought this cute silkie hen last night. Today i was getting her used to me and she seemed pretty tamed but i never saw her run. I realised her poop was very reddish orange and i’m just really worried she might be sick? or is it the new environment? perhaps coccidia? She seems...

Hello! I have a 3 year old Silkie hen that is currently showing broody behaviour - I want to introduce two new friends to her (4 month old silkie chicks), but maybe that is a bad idea when she is broody? Maybe that would be very stressful to her? Or is it fine? Any help greatly appreciated...

Hi! I need help, please! Trying to sex two young silkies at about 4 months old. I have a video of when the isabel-colored one (white/yellow) is making a fast, repeating high pitched chirping sound, espacially when it´s about time for bed, and tries to snuggle in under the grey one. Would...

Hello, eveyone! Our 3 year old silkie hen has started to breathe heavily with open mouth for long periods of time. (pls see video on YouTube : Silkie hen breathing open mouth I don´t know what to do?!! I´m very thankful for any advice you might have! Could it be Gapeworm or could it just...

What color is this silkie chick, it just hatched today, TIA😄

Just wanted to share some of my recent hatches. Most of these are all silkie mixes but are thankfully growing more like full sized chicks. My favorite is the prairie bluebell egger that is starting to frizzle. Can’t wait to see how they all grow!! The BCM silkie mix has huge feathers on its feet.

Hi all! Had a question about this little sweetheart (pics included). I’m looking to find out what colour variation I have? I’ve attached photos of when she/he was 1-day old, up until today. I’ve noticed some very slight and small red spots on the wings, which has me scared I might have a roo...

I got these from a girl who has both frizzle/standard silkie hens& roosters. We’ve had them about a month and a half now & I’ve never had a frizzle so I can’t tell. I’ve included a lot of pics

Hi all! I know it’s super early for silkies, but I wanted to get y’all’s opinions on whether I’ve got hens, Roos, or a mix. These two babies are about 7 weeks old now. Hoping for hens because I can’t keep roosters where I live. My neighbours have already expressed they don’t want roosters...

My 14 week old silkie hen got her toe injured. It’s totally my fault and I’m so upset and don’t know what to do. I’m a new chicken mom so i don’t really have a medical kit on hand yet. Here’s what happened. I went out to check them all out for bed and put some fans in the coop because it’s hot...

We have a sick silked Easter egger. Both wings down. Tail down. Skinny and losing weight. We have her isolated with some water with added recovery 911 and vitamin B complex. We just euthanized a chicken at the vet that suspected Mareks. This one isn’t presenting the same. There isn’t a one sided...

Hi, I have hatched off 2 silkies (still young) and I'm just wondering how you sex them and what age is easiest to tell?

About a week ago, I hatched 3 silkie-frizzle hybrids! They are super adorable, and I can't wait till they can leave the brooder. Somehow I was dumb enough to never consider that these guys might be picked on for their size when they join the flock. I've introduced newbies before, put them in a...

Hello! So I have an interesting self-brought-on chicken dilemma and could use some opinions on! The backstory: I purchased 5 chicks (notably 2 of those being silkies) all with a female guarantee, but of course 2 ended up being Roos that unfortunately I had to re-home. That leaves my current...

This is my 14-week old Silkie... named Yeti. I am thinking that Yeti might be a rooster... any thoughts? Thanks!

Hello everyone, I’m a first time chicken owner and I got my very first hens a year ago. The great news is I managed to hatch my first batch of babies this month!! Now to provide some context, I have a mixed flock with 2 silkie Roos, one is black who’s a bit on the smaller side, I believe he...