Debbie's Silkies

[2ndTink]

We did.

Last night I was watching the chickens heading to the coop. I noticed a 4-month old rooster was pecking very demonstratively on something near the coop so I ran out there. On my way, I realized it was a hen he was beating on. I screamed and clapped my hands as I ran. He wouldn't get off her. I got right up to him, threw him off, and picked her up. She was the sister of the one that was killed. She was flat to the ground, probably playing dead my hubby said. She seemed okay though. After a few minutes of holding her, he said set her down and see how she is. I no more than sat her down when that same rooster come racing up to start pecking her head two feet in front of us.
Hubby pulled him off and threw him pretty far in the yard and said to get the gun. I'm the only one that shoots sick chickens or red squirrels as he is a softy. I grew up on a farm, him in a city. He took the shotgun from me after I had it loaded. It took him 30 seconds to figure out how to get it off of safety, then shot him.

So I now know how that hen was killed, as would have this one been. It's a relief now to at least know who did that. We don't understand what snapped in him as I've never seen aggressive behavior from him before, but it's over.

I'm so sorry Debbie, but I'm also relieved you found the culprit and caught him before he killed anyone else.

 

[Debbie292d]

So adorable! I think you are right cuter every hatch (hehe, that means you have to hatch more!)

Look at that one on the right. We've never gotten one like that. It's got mauve/light markings and a chocolate body. I am so tempted to keep that one, but I shouldn't.

 

[2ndTink]

Look at that one on the right. We've never gotten one like that. It's got mauve/light markings and a chocolate body. I am so tempted to keep that one, but I shouldn't.

You could always sell it as a grow out in about 8+ weeks

 

[Debbie292d]

You could always sell it as a grow out inabiut 8+ weeks

Very true!

 

[Slothinc]

Gorgeous babies!!! And so glad you were able to figure out and dispatch the murderous roo before he took another victim! That’s really scary, I’ve never heard of that happening before. I will have to keep a close eye out. I have one pullet with so much fluff that she is practically blind. I think I’ll give her a trim asap just in case she needs to fight off anyone!

 

[Debbie292d]

Ooh, what a surprise. Look at all those eggs!!



When Bobbi Porto of https://indigoegg.us/ texted me Tuesday that she shipped my 2 dozen eggs, I didn't say a word as it's been so long waiting I didn't want to jinx it. But the P.O. called this morning at 6:05 a.m. to tell me they were there. How on earth did they get here from Florida in under two days?

Every egg made it, plus an additional dozen she threw in.

 

[janiedoe]

Ooh, what a surprise. Look at all those eggs!!

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When Bobbi Porto of https://indigoegg.us/ texted me Tuesday that she shipped my 2 dozen eggs, I didn't say a word as it's been so long waiting I didn't want to jinx it. But the P.O. called this morning at 6:05 a.m. to tell me they were there. How on earth did they get here from Florida in under two days?

Every egg made it, plus an additional dozen she threw in.

Are these the buffs?

 

[2ndTink]

Ooh, what a surprise. Look at all those eggs!!

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When Bobbi Porto of https://indigoegg.us/ texted me Tuesday that she shipped my 2 dozen eggs, I didn't say a word as it's been so long waiting I didn't want to jinx it. But the P.O. called this morning at 6:05 a.m. to tell me they were there. How on earth did they get here from Florida in under two days?

Every egg made it, plus an additional dozen she threw in.

Awesome!

 

[Debbie292d]

Are these the buffs?

Yes, should be a lot of buffs and some cuckoos and lemon cuckoos, porcelain and crele (the last two I'm not too familiar with), and whatever else she had laying around, no pun.

I candled them just now to see if I could set them tonight as it's been 15 hours. Yup, air cells looked good of the 1/3 of them I checked but I found one that was already about 14 days old in there, which was obviously dead. Another was just fluidy. Thus, I wound up checking them all. Those two were the only weird ones I found, so the rest are set, due 6/27.

 

[janiedoe]

Yes, should be a lot of buffs and some cuckoos and lemon cuckoos, porcelain and crele (the last two I'm not too familiar with), and whatever else she had laying around, no pun.

I candled them just now to see if I could set them tonight as it's been 15 hours. Yup, air cells looked good of the 1/3 of them I checked but I found one that was already about 14 days old in there, which was obviously dead. Another was just fluidy. Thus, I wound up checking them all. Those two were the only weird ones I found, so the rest are set, due 6/27.

I hope you get 100% hatch. I'm looking forward to seeing the lemon cuckoos. Porcelain is the same as blue cream in silkies. It's isabel in orpingtons or brahmas. I didn't realize that anyone had bred crele silkies. Those should all be really interesting.