Finally got my flock :-)

[SammileeChickie]

Awww I love the picture of the whole family roosting.! sooo cute.!
Do the chicks ever get mixed up with the two mommas.?
Silkies are so adorable but I feel like I would tortue them having them in this heat xD

 

[Hholly]

Awww I love the picture of the whole family roosting.!

sooo cute.!
Do the chicks ever get mixed up with the two mommas.?
Silkies are so adorable

but I feel like I would tortue them having them in this heat xD

Yes, the 2 mommas each take care of all the babies (except the silkies). I don't think they know who's are who's. The silkie are doing fine with the heat so far. They had their first dust bath yesterday and they loved it. I have a fan blowing through to coop since it got so hot.

 

[Frindizzle]

Very cute, thanks for sharing!

 

[SammileeChickie]

How sweet

I kind of want a silkie, are they hard to maintain.?
Thanks for the pictures.! I love seeing other peoples flocks lol.!

 

[b.hromada]

Precious families!

Congrats on your new babies, enjoy!

 

[Hholly]

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Sorry, I can't tell you much about silkies. These are my first. I do know they don't fly like other chickens.

 

[Hholly]

Thanks for all the nice comments everybody!

Does anyone think the baby with his head hanging down is abnormal? I've seen him doing this more than once.

 

[SammileeChickie]

Does he only do it when roosting.?

 

[Hholly]

Does he only do it when roosting.?

Yes seems to be only when roosting.

 

[SammileeChickie]

Yes seems to be only when roosting.

Well if he is walking around and eating like a normal chick I'm sure he's fine when I got my chicks I didn't know they can roost at such a young age so they would sleep on the floor with their necks extended out kind of like your chick. I had a stuffed animal in their brooder so they can cuddle with and they would like drape their necks over it lol.! So I'm sure he's fine