New Silkie Owner here!

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nattymc3

nattymc3

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Apr 13, 2017
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A friend of mine told me about this site! I'm so excited to learn all that I need to know about chickens!! We just bought 4 bearded silkies 2 days ago from Amber Waves in CA. Drove out to get them, they're only 4 weeks old. I was really surprised that I couldn't find any local breeders. I'm hoping to have some more little peeps in the future. Hello to everyone, I'm sure I'll have lots of questions answered. :)
 
Hello nattyme3!
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Just so you know, silkies are not known to lay many eggs. They are good for hatching eggs, but not for egg production. I'm sure you will love your silkies, but if you want to use your eggs only, you may want to get more chickens, perhaps a not-so-broody breed. With silkies, you will most likely have to stop them from sitting on their eggs if you don't want 100 chicks by the next month.
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Good luck!
 
Yes, I've heard that they don't lay many. We really got them more as pets, but if I can get additional chicks from them that would be a bonus! Thank you for the welcome
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No problem! Just keep in mind you will need a rooster to get chicks, so if one doesn't start jumping on the other chickens you probably don't have a rooster.
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I bought 4 DNA tested...3 hens and 1 rooster. They're just little fluff balls now. I was so disgusted with the wing bands though! I'm sure this is a common practice, however it made my heart hurt. I removed them but one was already stuck to the poor chick's skin!
 
G’Day from down under nattymc3
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Welcome!

You might be interested in joining in on the Silkie Thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/297632/silkie-thread

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

This is a link to find your local thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you ‘Find your State’s thread.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out
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There are other silkie threads as well: "buff silkies," "Paint silkies," "Nothing but Partridge Silkies," and probably more by now. Did you also know there is a variety of silkie called "Showgirls" and yes there is a thread for that also. They have fully, or partially naked necks., and come in regular silkie colors.
 

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