Silkie sexing

[krystin07]

Some of our flock from last year. I haven't got any recent flock pictures. Unfortunately, we lost out reds (except one rhode island) due to the ridiculous heat wave this summer. We're putting in fans & such before next summer. I was distraught finding 2 in one day. We gave an area that our ac dips into that they stand in to cool them off, but next year I want to bury a kiddie pool a bit under our back deck (when we have time to put that thing together) for them. That way I can go out and dump ice in it from time to time to cool the water a bit rather than it just being mud

 

[RiDaGeckoGuy]

How high can a 10 pound lavender Orpington or full grown EE roo or Full grown BCM jump I want a fence where they wouldn’t be able to get out and I could throw them out if they’re mean because they’re in an inclosed run for now

 

[krystin07]

2 Barred Plymouth Rock pullets Winifred and Sarah, 23 weeks old


1 Golden Laced Polish pullet, Karen, 19 weeks


1 Black Copper Maran rooster, Hei Hei, 19 weeks old


1 Blue Silkie pullet, Niblet, 19 weeks old


1 Easter Egger rooster, Rob, 19 weeks old


1 Easter Egger pullet, Jelly Bean, 19 weeks old


1 Lavender Orpington Roo, Foghorn, 26 weeks old


1 Blue copper Maran pullet, Spunky, 26 weeks old


2 Black copper Maran pullet, Mother Clucker and Chungus, 26 weeks old

Our is

EE roo, Eddie, about 3 1/2 yrs (we took him in from my brother to see how our dogs would be with chickens. Test obviously went well. He kept his name from them)

All over 1 year:
Black astrolorp, Billie-Jean

(2) buff orpington, Sunny & Delilah

Golden laced wyandotte(maybe? Husband purchased this group without me lol) Roxanne

Silver laced bantam roo, Peter (Piper was hid hen name, he infact, grew to be a little jerk)

Painted Silkie roo, Donnie

(2) Easters, Noelle & Stacy

Welsummer, Halley (purchased as an Easter egger.. was surprised we indeed, got an Easter egg)

Rhode island red, Layla

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Flock hatched end of May beginning of June l (Halley went broody the day before mother's day)

EE/black astrolorp, Diana

EE/EE, Lucille

EE/Welsummer roo, MF (going to have to cull.. can't find a home for him. He started mating his mom which is why we call him MF)

EE/ buff orpington roo, unnamed (same fate as MF)


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Purchased chicks, about same age as personal hatched

Silver polish, Jack (2 weeks older than everyone else)

2 olive eggers, Wanda & Mary-Anne

Buff orpington, Carol Baskin (given as a freebie)

Silkie, Caroline

 

[krystin07]

How high can a 10 pound lavender Orpington or full grown EE roo or Full grown BCM jump I want a fence where they wouldn’t be able to get out and I could throw them out if they’re mean because they’re in an inclosed run for now

I have no idea! I have 4 ft fence & my buff orpingtons don't bother going over.

 

[krystin07]

How old? (Hatch date) and if you can see the comb and see how big the comb is.

Silkies are notoriously hard to sex and it’s no joke when everyone says you will know when they crow or lay an egg

If you don’t want to wait till they are 4 or 5 months old you can do a gender DNA test. I did this for 3 silkie chicks I had here, I wanted a Roo but all three were pullets - that never happens for it hahaha!

I purchased my chicks on I think June 10th. They were all supposed to be a out 2 weeks (because I wanted them to be about the same age as my flock hatched chicks) the only one that I know for sure wasn't the same age was my polish which was 2 weeks older (so 4 weeks) o do feel like he said the silkies were a week younger but I don't remember! I'm guessing the silkie is anywhere between 18-20 weeks? I don't notice any waddle growth yet & the comb is still relatively flat.

 

[RiDaGeckoGuy]

how do you make a chicken go broody or do you know any really cheap incubators

 

[krystin07]

How old? (Hatch date) and if you can see the comb and see how big the comb is.

Silkies are notoriously hard to sex and it’s no joke when everyone says you will know when they crow or lay an egg

If you don’t want to wait till they are 4 or 5 months old you can do a gender DNA test. I did this for 3 silkie chicks I had here, I wanted a Roo but all three were pullets - that never happens for it hahaha!

Her skin looks a little dry, but I just changed their food.

 

[RiDaGeckoGuy]

Oh yeah my hens walnut comb is bigger but my hen has very very small wattles

 

[krystin07]

how do you make a chicken go broody or do you know any really cheap incubators

Mine was purely natural & unintentional. I don't have an incubator. I'd look at Amazon & tractor supply! I do know that if you want a low fuss one, get a rotating. If you don’t you'll have to go in like once a day to rotate the eggs by hand

 

[RiDaGeckoGuy]

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