Pickle the Silkie

[Silkiesaz]

I am starting this thread as a record of my basically feral silkie rooster. His name is Mr. Pickles, he used to have a black silkie pullet named Ninja but she sadly passed away. I am planning to get some more hens for him soon! This will be my way of keeping track of him and his future mates and (hopefully) eventually his babies.

 

[Silkiesaz]

Pickle is going to fair on Tuesday, so I gave him a bath. I then let him go outside to dry off. He decided to dust bathe. He NEVER dust bathes I have seen him dust bathe twice in his entire life!

 

[Silkiesaz]

Oh I forgot to add as much as he hates being held once I catch him he cuddles with me. He is really well behaved for baths and nail trimmings. He does this cute thing where he "growls," and scratches out a nest for himself on the ground.

 

[Silkiesaz]

Well Pickle is officially the pickiest chicken I have ever owned. I love him but what a picky lil chickie. All my chickens love watermelon, so whenever I have it I give them the rinds. I was passing it out to all the chickens so I thought I would give Pickle some too. The chicks devoured it, the laying hens devoured it and Pickles? He kicked it to the side in disgust.

 

[Silkiesaz]

I just dug up all my Pickle pictures. I don't have nearly enough! And only one with his old mate in it! Her name was Ninja she passed away a few months ago. She is the black ball of fluff.

 

[Silkiesaz]

I dropped Pickles off at my county fair this morning. He has a Old English Game Bantam rooster next to him. They crowed back and forth for like 15 minutes. Then he had to show off to the silkie pullets behind him.

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Oh my goodness this is so cute! I love silkies and I can't wait to see pickles journey!

 

[Silkiesaz]

Here is a bit of a random update. Pickle has 2 girlfriends right now, my ducks Nugget and Darkwing. Nugget is a mutt and doesn't lay eggs but she always go broody when Darkwing lays eggs. She has been broody for EVER. She just got 6 chicken eggs and suddenly Darkwing decided to go broody too. Now they are sharing the chicken eggs, 3 for Nugget and 3 for Darkwing. Pickle is NOT happy about it. He wants his girls in the yard with him and he wants them now!

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Picky Pickle

 

[southfloridasilkies]

Your pickles is so handsome! We also have a silkie roo named Pickles! Ours is a satin black that has grown in yellow feathers over the last few weeks so he looks like he has frosted tips haha. I’m not sure where you are located but we got 3 of our silkies from
Bobbi Porto at Indigo Egg. She’s in Tampa but breeds show quality. We got buff, partridge, and crele from her. She also ships chicks and eggs.