hello all you chicken lovers

janvansickle

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Jun 26, 2015
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My name is Jan and I live in northern Indiana. I've had chickens for many years but recently got rid of them. Now I am sad..still look out daily to see if they are in the yard. I miss the noise and the quiet "talking" they do. So, I am ready to do it again. We always had so many eggs, we gave them to neighbors :) I am not o much interested in egg laying ability as I am getting the ones I want. So far, I can't find them. I would love to have a rooster and 2 or 3 hens that are silkies. I fell in love with that breed. Any color but would have to be able to ship. (the feather legged and muffed) I am disabled and don't drive. The other breed is a rooster w/ a couple of hens that are crevecours. I have looked for 3 years for them now. Sold out usually.

If any of you good people can help me to find or purchase these, I will be in your debt.
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Pease email me with any info..thank you, jan
 
Welcome to BYC, Jan. Glad you decided to join our flock. Silkies are a wonderful breed; adorable, sweet, gentle, friendly and funny little birds. My children made lap pets of ours. You might try posting your request on our Indiana thread at https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/730582/indiana-bycers-here, or on our Chicken Breeders and Hatcheries section at https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/16/chicken-breeders-hatcheries, or on our Silkie and Crevecour threads at https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/297632/silkie-thread and https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/371947/crevecoeur-thread. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck in getting your Silkies and Crececoeurs.
 
Hi Jan, welcome to BYC!
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@Michael OShay has given you some great links to check out. I hope you find the birds you're interested in and can get back into chickens soon.

Good luck to you!
 
A word of advice, silkies are extremely difficult to sex at an early age. Generally they cannot be sexed with any accuracy before 4-5 mos. of age, and sometime not till they crow or lay eggs.

IF you only want pullets, it would be best to buy at point of lay, or a young laying hen. Welcome to BYC.
 
thank you all for the welcoming
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I found some silkies and even crevecours but it cost more to ship them than to buy them. lol Thank you for the links..gonna be a busy day tomorrow but I will find what I want:)
 

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