Hello everyone! :)
My Silkie rooster is 6 months old and seems to be ahead of the curve in terms of physical maturity (he started crowing at 6 weeks and started trying to mount the hens pretty early, too). His sister started laying eggs, so I assume he’s also reached sexual maturity. We were...
This is my Silkie Roo, Sesame. I wanted to ask what color he is ‘cuz I’m quite unsure and would he be worth breeding? I have a chocolate silkie hen and was wondering what colors I’d get if I did breed them together. If not, he’s still my baby and he’ll be in the pet pen.
Our 6mo. old Silkie cockerel really likes to be involved with the egg-laying process 🤷🏻♀️…
Now, I’ve seen our old Roo escort a hen to a nesting box, and I’ve seen him go to check on a hen if she happens to call out while in the nesting area, but he never wanted to be any more involved than...
I am new to chicken keeping and we were given a flock by family friends to keep as pets over the summer and we’re returning them in the fall. Our white silkie hen went broody so we gave her eggs back so she could hatch them but she has a history of hatching chicks with lighter coloured skin...
My silkie roo, Rain, is free to a good home. He is about 5 months old.
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DM me if interested! Would ideally like to have him gone by Monday, Feb 4, but must be gone by Feb 18.