Chicken Breed Focus - Silkie

[Fancychooklady]

Here are some pics of this seasons splash.

 

[lalalayers13]

We have 2 Silkies, almost 6 weeks old. One is a Polish, and is golden, other was green, now grey, apparently not a Polish. she is very funny to watch. get along well with the 3 other variety, all same age.

 

[Sylvester017]

We have 2 Silkies, almost 6 weeks old. One is a Polish, and is golden, other was green, now grey, apparently not a Polish. she is very funny to watch. get along well with the 3 other variety, all same age.

Polish and Silkies are gentle breeds and should get along well with each other. Do you have pics?

 

[lalalayers13]

Polish and Silkies are gentle breeds and should get along well with each other. Do you have pics?

 

[Fancychooklady]

Catching the last of the sun on a chilly winter day.

 

[Sylvester017]

View attachment 1434548 Catching the last of the sun on a chilly winter day.

Oh, that's right! It's winter for you Southerners! We're getting hot, cool, cloudy, cool, sprinkly, warm, cloudy, etc. Weather can't make up it's mind here in the North. But we don't mind -- after 6 years of scorching early Calif summers and losing a couple favorite hens I'll take these cooler temps ANYTIME! My one remaining Silkie lost her Silkie buddy last July and she's been toodling around alone away from the Dominiques and Breda. So sad to watch her being a loner but she's over 7 yrs old and a bit late for me to get a new Silkie companion for her. She and the other Silkie were together for 6 yrs. I don't think I'll add another Silkie this late in her life because if I should lose her then I'd still have a lone Silkie remaining. We're zoned for 5 hens/no roos and we're at 5 hens now counting the old Silkie. I have loved my two Silkies since starting a backyard flock and it's so sad to see them pass. I'm still crying over the one we lost last year to a bleeding ovarian tumor. She was my all-time favorite girl -- spunky with personality plus -- but isn't that the ones we always lose first?

We called her "Mini" for mini-chicken since she was our littlest hen -- R.I.P. sweetie!

Our remaining old Partridge -- she and her brother were our first backyard chickens -- we've cycled through 18 chickens in 7 years and she's STILL with us, bless her heart!

 

[Fancychooklady]

It’s very difficult to see them die, I lost my beautiful old Jaffa in April . He was 12.

 

[Sylvester017]

Oh, yes! Losing them is the worst! I got all weepy tonight over my Mini -- she had reproductive issues from her very first egg to her last, not to mention all her other health issues that the vet pulled her through before the tumor ended it for her. Yet, with all her health issues she managed to be a spritely active little busybody with the biggest personality -- she was the one visitors loved to hold because she was so calm when held -- it was the very reason we picked her out of the nursery when we first saw her as a youngster!

Your Jaffa was a gorgeous Partridge! I bet he's created a lot of little Jaffa's running around?!

 

[Suzierd]

Oh, that's right! It's winter for you Southerners! We're getting hot, cool, cloudy, cool, sprinkly, warm, cloudy, etc. Weather can't make up it's mind here in the North. But we don't mind -- after 6 years of scorching early Calif summers and losing a couple favorite hens I'll take these cooler temps ANYTIME! My one remaining Silkie lost her Silkie buddy last July and she's been toodling around alone away from the Dominiques and Breda. So sad to watch her being a loner but she's over 7 yrs old and a bit late for me to get a new Silkie companion for her. She and the other Silkie were together for 6 yrs. I don't think I'll add another Silkie this late in her life because if I should lose her then I'd still have a lone Silkie remaining. We're zoned for 5 hens/no roos and we're at 5 hens now counting the old Silkie. I have loved my two Silkies since starting a backyard flock and it's so sad to see them pass. I'm still crying over the one we lost last year to a bleeding ovarian tumor. She was my all-time favorite girl -- spunky with personality plus -- but isn't that the ones we always lose first?

We called her "Mini" for mini-chicken since she was our littlest hen -- R.I.P. sweetie!
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Our remaining old Partridge -- she and her brother were our first backyard chickens -- we've cycled through 18 chickens in 7 years and she's STILL with us, bless her heart!
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Very sorry you lost Mini, your remainingold gal is beautiful hope she continues to hang around.

 

[Chikkin4life]

How loud are roos?