Partridge Silkies - Nothing else

[chicksnthestiks]

This is Gidget. She is about 5 months old.

I think Gidget is going to have a fan club, she is gorgeous!

 

[drumstick diva]

Hi Chris

Gidget is a doll!!

 

[fluffyfeathers]

Gidget looks a lot like my Borealis.

This is Gidget. She is about 5 months old.

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

Hi Chris

Gidget is a doll!!

Hi Nancy!!! Good to see you

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

Gidget looks a lot like my Borealis.

Gidget looks a lot like my Borealis.

She sure does...love the orange band. My fav color.

 

[chicknfun]

I have a question about my P.Silkie hen. She has gone broody, and I have separated her from the small flock she is part of. Will there be a problem getting her back into the coop? Also, will the silkie Roo kill the babies, if any hatch? She hatched out 1 egg about 6 weeks ago, but it was dead in the coop when we found it.

So, when she went broody again, I stuck a few extra eggs of her under her that she had laid the few days before broodiness set in.
Thanks in advance-

 

[blessedchick]

I have a question about my P.Silkie hen. She has gone broody, and I have separated her from the small flock she is part of. Will there be a problem getting her back into the coop? Also, will the silkie Roo kill the babies, if any hatch? She hatched out 1 egg about 6 weeks ago, but it was dead in the coop when we found it.

So, when she went broody again, I stuck a few extra eggs of her under her that she had laid the few days before broodiness set in.
Thanks in advance-

Just for safety I always separate my broodies. I keep them separate until the chicks are about a month old before putting everyone back in the coop. This way Momma is still protective yet the babies are old enough to get away if they have to...fortunately my roos have all been very receptive to babies...

 

[miquwid]

When I went to get my 5 month silkies 4 days ago I had decided to get 2 hens, lucky for me my breeder had 2 partridges, there what is a barred Plymouth Rock in the silky pen, the breeder told us that she didn't like being with the other barred rocks so she kept flying over to the silkies and eventually he left her there she was the smallest of the flock in the barred rocks so that was probably why she had some troubles and we thought it was so cute that she was hanging out with the silkies so we took her too figuring that she would be happy with her silkie girls

 

[miquwid]

Right now they are in my coop for my amber links but they are 3wks old, so not ready for their coop. My other coop for them is almost done just I had to make a few modifications due to sandy so she would have room and a higher place to roost. So I also had to redesign their pen as well. Any tips or suggestions are more than welcome, I'm a new been.

 

[chicknfun]

Quote: Thanks!! I figured it best to get her out