Silkie chicks

[ant888]

Mine won't fly or roost. I don't handle them much. So can't really tell about personality.

Oh, good. Now I understand.

 

[TimCline]

And it's my first time with silkies. I just bought them bc I'm my area they sell very well. Like 25$ a pair. Plus they are supposed to be good broodys. Wanted to see if they were better than my game hens.

 

[ant888]

And it's my first time with silkies. I just bought them bc I'm my area they sell very well. Like 25$ a pair. Plus they are supposed to be good broodys. Wanted to see if they were better than my game hens.

Oh, good luck with them, then. Mine are only 2 weeks old, so there is still some time for them to grow.

 

[drumstick diva]

hatchery silkies probably have broodiness bred out of them. They don't want their hens going broody, they want more eggs .

 

[TimCline]

hatchery silkies probably have broodiness bred out of them.  They don't want their hens  going broody, they want more eggs .

I understand that. Kind of like hatchery buff orps. But do they really breed it completely out?