Arkansas folks speak up.........

[chickensnewtome]

I hope she does become broody. None of my full grown are broody yet and they were last years batch.

 

[JFreeman]

aww! I have never had a silkie. Any raising advice? Are they finicky? What is there personality like? this is a first for me. I am excited but nervous

As for personality, she's sweet. She doesn't really freak out if I pick her up, and she tolerates my 3 y/o daughter picking her up. If you plan to let her out and free range, put her up if you're not out there with her/him. The white feathering attracts hawks. Because of their squatty legs, they can't run very fast, and they can't get under shelter fast enough. Not to mention their poof abstructs their view so they rely on the other chickens to gauge when it is time to run (or wobble, as Poof does). Poof could just be weird, but she doesn't take dirt baths like the other chickens. I get the impression she just doesn't like getting dirty. She's never liked eating bugs either. I offer her treats like meal worms, crickets, and grass hoppers, but she won't have any of it, but she'll still go out and scratch around. She loves clovers though.

 

[draye]

As for personality, she's sweet.  She doesn't really freak out if I pick her up, and she tolerates my 3 y/o daughter picking her up. If you plan to let her out and free range, put her up if you're not out there with her/him.  The white feathering attracts hawks. Because of their squatty legs, they can't run very fast, and they can't get under shelter fast enough.  Not to mention their poof abstructs their view so they rely on the other chickens to gauge when it is time to run (or wobble, as Poof does).  Poof could just be weird, but she doesn't take dirt baths like the other chickens.  I get the impression she just doesn't like getting dirty.  She's never liked eating bugs either.  I offer her treats like meal worms, crickets, and grass hoppers, but she won't have any of it, but she'll still go out and scratch around.  She loves clovers though.

You sure she's a chicken? LOL.

 

[JFreeman]

You sure she's a chicken? LOL.

Sometimes I wonder.

 

[CaptainRandy]

Hi Guys,

Greetings from Russellville, AR , Name is Randy, moved here from Wyoming 6 months ago, got settled in and am currently building a coop and looking for a local source for chicks. 4-5 birds, silkies, bantams, 2 egg layers. Small backyard operation

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Randy

 

[draye]

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[COLOR=333333][COLOR=0000FF]Greetings from Russellville, AR , Name is Randy, moved here from Wyoming 6 months ago, got settled in and am currently building a coop and looking for a local source for chicks. 4-5 birds, silkies, bantams, 2 egg layers. Small backyard operation[/COLOR][/COLOR]

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[COLOR=333333][COLOR=0000FF]Randy[/COLOR][/COLOR]

You the guy that called (Wednesday night) about the ad in the paper? That was me you talked to, I'm Randy too.

 

[CaptainRandy]

Yep, that was me, excited about getting chickens again, miss the entertainment and the eggs !!!!!

 

[nayeli]

I'm super excited about the Beebe Flea market tomorrow! I'm going to get my welsh harley's, and hopefully some quail!

 

[Ozarkguy]

I'm super excited about the Beebe Flea market tomorrow! I'm going to get my welsh harley's, and hopefully some quail!

good luck I wish I was going I just know im gonna miss something good.

 

[rayray983]

Lol I take a break for my bday and miss a lot Ozark love the ducklings to cute randy welcome other person with the silkie welcome you will love the silkies I have 5 silkie chicks right now and they are little sweeties down side went out to a bar to celebrate my bday left my 13 yo in charge of incubators and when I got home this morning temp on my khaki Campbell and call ducks was 109!!!! Got emback to normal temp now no clue how longthey were that high guess I'll see over the next week and I'm in lock down for my polish and ee eggs so should start hatching between now and Tuesday I'm nursing a hang over today so no work outside for me even though its pretty I should know better but oh well ;-)