Concerning silkies, am I the only person in America

[PeiTheCelt]

I don't particularly think silkies are chickens, and that's the key thing. I have my silkie roo boy, and I adore him, he's a sweetie and a cuddle bug and really wonderful. But he's a cat that lives outside with the chickens, and that's only because my husband won't let me keep him inside.. lol But he's not a chicken.

So I don't get them as chickens (though silkiechicken clearly does manage to keep hers as chickens and not just fluffy pets), but.. I think they're really bloody adorable pets.

 

[Windy Ridge]

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Sort of a Klingon/tribble cross.

 

[Frozen Feathers]

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Don't blame the Silkie side....it's the Turken in them.

Just like my Mom always used to say..."You didn't get that from my side of the family!"

 

[Frozen Feathers]

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Sort of a Klingon/tribble cross.

Was it just me or did anyone else ever want a tribble?

 

[PeiTheCelt]

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Sort of a Klingon/tribble cross.

Was it just me or did anyone else ever want a tribble?

Totally wasn't just you, though I was always uncertain about how to keep it at just ONE tribble, or well, maybe 3-4, but that's it.

(course I'm the woman that refers to her chicks as The Collective, so.. I'm something of a geek

)

 

[Windy Ridge]

Me, too... and I'll further reveal my geekiness when I warn you about how important it is to keep your Klingon/Tribble crosses away from the poisoned quadrotriticale.

(And your chickens, too.)

 

[dccdmom]

I think they're kind of cute, but not really what I wanted in a chicken. I'll probably end up with some though. In addition to our chickens(and ducks) we have angora rabbits. The first time my daughter(10) saw a silkie she squealed "Look Mom! An angora chicken!" It might be fun to breed one to my frizzle cochin too. He's even got 5 toes already.

 

[rooster-red]

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Was it just me or did anyone else ever want a tribble?

Totally wasn't just you, though I was always uncertain about how to keep it at just ONE tribble, or well, maybe 3-4, but that's it.

(course I'm the woman that refers to her chicks as The Collective, so.. I'm something of a geek

)

The trouble with tribbles... is they're like chickens.
You start with a few... and wind up with a ship load!

 

[PeiTheCelt]

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Totally wasn't just you, though I was always uncertain about how to keep it at just ONE tribble, or well, maybe 3-4, but that's it.

(course I'm the woman that refers to her chicks as The Collective, so.. I'm something of a geek

)

The trouble with tribbles... is they're like chickens.
You start with a few... and wind up with a ship load!

You should have just seen the look on my dh's face.. *laughs*

 

[bantymum]

What is a tribble?