NY chicken lover!!!!

[rancher hicks]

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You noticed I didn't say I had silkies , I'll leave that to YOU. However she is right folks the ones at TSC are just blahh. If I really wanted silkies, which I don't, I'd go to tgrlily for them.

She gets off, I get on. Such is life

Rancher

 

[ZoeS95423]

Hey all, I live In st.lawrence county, about an hour and a half away from watertown. Anyone from around there?

 

[trilyn]

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[rancher hicks]

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yeah Trylin, Tgrlily and I are all from around there.

The way to a friends house is never long, I always say.

rancher

 

[shellz131]

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[vmdanielsen]

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[tgrlily]

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I'll gladly take the blame!

I sell my cull silkie chicks as Pet Quality. I start at the feet & work my way up analyzing the chick. Improper toe spacing, incomplete feathering on the middle toe, webbed feet, missing or extra toes are all faults. Skin color should be black or off black... but pinkish toes will sometimes correct themselves. Beak should be dark, white & splash sometimes have a lighter beak, but not truly light. Split-wing is a major fault. Vaulted skulls is a debate in itself -- some feel that it makes the silkie's crest bigger, some don't. I'm in the don't faction. A bird with a vaulted skull is more prone to head injury, but will not necessarily get a bigger crest than one without.

So, silkies with very few or minor faults are sold as breeder quality. They're generally a good start for your flock. Sometimes show quality birds develop out of the ones I sold as breeders! It happens!

I keep the very best for my show & breeder stock. If they don't grow out as well as I hoped, I sell them too. I end up keeping very few of the silkies I hatch, but the ones I keep are gorgeous!

The profuse feathers around the eyes do limit their field of vision somewhat, but they're the prettiest ones!

 

[tgrlily]

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You noticed I didn't say I had silkies , I'll leave that to YOU. However she is right folks the ones at TSC are just blahh. If I really wanted silkies, which I don't, I'd go to tgrlily for them.

She gets off, I get on. Such is life

Rancher

Yep.... we're like 2 ships passing in the night! LOL

Hmmmm --- I think you just complimented me!!!

Thanks!!!!

 

[horsekeeper]

So did I read somewhere that you can trim around their face a bit so they can see better? Or pluck?

 

[happycountryhens]

Tgrlily: How's the peafowl project? We missed you at the meeting Thursday night.

Fyrkitten: Did you get your Muggsmagee chicks yet? Glad your house showing went well.

Had the Orps out in a caged in area for a while today. Boy are they sleeping well tonight.

Maybe the roosters will practice crowing a little later in the morning tomorrow.

Worked on the new coop area today.

Happy Country Hens