Silkie thread!

[ScaredOfShadows]

You can't possibly need both of those homely boys and I need one bad!!

I have to find out what all I absolutely need to ship, but I will be parting with boy #1 as I have his brother Jonah already. #2 "Red Boy" I am keeping for a second line/pen for girl offspring breeding. #1 is Jonah's brother and They are from Bat Cave Silkies breeding.

 

[County Boy]

I have to find out what all I absolutely need to ship, but I will be parting with boy #1 as I have his brother Jonah already. #2 "Red Boy" I am keeping for a second line/pen for girl offspring breeding. #1 is Jonah's brother and They are from Bat Cave Silkies breeding.

so, how do you ship them. Through mail or find a local and meet them. If you're willing to ship I'llfight peeblessed for one.

 

[Aschenfire]

My babies (photos taken today)

Topaz, Cotton, and Misumi (hiding in the back) Topaz and Cotton are 7 weeks old and Misumi is 8 weeks old. Thinking these are all pullets (I hope... they all have nice round headpoofs so far)
Mizuki, my blue baby, 8 weeks old. I am suspecting this is a cockerel..any guesses?
Pretty Topaz again, 7 weeks. She had gotten her headpoof wet...but she is gorgeous!
Misumi...her headpoof looks more messy in this pic than it really is. It is perfectly round like a little cotton ball on her head. She is my crossbeak baby, but she is so sweet and still doing great!

 

[aurorarose25]

Looks like I am the rooster hatching queen again thought my ears were playing a trick on me Tuesday morning sounded like a tiny crow. Told myself must have been some other sound and I was just imagining it they are still babies well this morning I am feeding and watering the babies I am talking 8 week old Silkies and one of them crows right in front of me stance and little wings spread and flapping. I don't want to keep buying eggs and hatching Roos

I am in the market for a couple of nice roos if u are the rooster hatching queen.

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

so, how do you ship them. Through mail or find a local and meet them. If you're willing to ship I'llfight peeblessed for one.

You ship through the mail, but you're supposed to be NPIP or state tested (flock) - or have a health certificate for each individual bird. However I know many people ship birds who don't meet any of the requirements - just like eggs (eggs are supposed to come form NPIP or state tested flocks and paperworks is supposed to be attached to boxes, but I don't know anyone who attaches paperwork to boxes and hundreds of thousands ship from non-tested flocks with no issues)

I however don't want to risk such a 'no no' with live birds. They also have to be shipped in approved boxes (which cost a nice chunk of change)

I also consider #1 to be good for a bearded or non-bearded breeding (he has a beard but its like that half/half thing) I have a NB partridge pullet thats going to have to go, am figuring to sell them as a BQ pair of NB parti's.

 

[peepblessed]

My babies (photos taken today)

Topaz, Cotton, and Misumi (hiding in the back) Topaz and Cotton are 7 weeks old and Misumi is 8 weeks old. Thinking these are all pullets (I hope... they all have nice round headpoofs so far)
Mizuki, my blue baby, 8 weeks old. I am suspecting this is a cockerel..any guesses?
Pretty Topaz again, 7 weeks. She had gotten her headpoof wet...but she is gorgeous!
Misumi...her headpoof looks more messy in this pic than it really is. It is perfectly round like a little cotton ball on her head. She is my crossbeak baby, but she is so sweet and still doing great!

OMG! You're babies are so gorgeous!!

 

[peepblessed]

You ship through the mail, but you're supposed to be NPIP or state tested (flock) - or have a health certificate for each individual bird. However I know many people ship birds who don't meet any of the requirements - just like eggs (eggs are supposed to come form NPIP or state tested flocks and paperworks is supposed to be attached to boxes, but I don't know anyone who attaches paperwork to boxes and hundreds of thousands ship from non-tested flocks with no issues)

I however don't want to risk such a 'no no' with live birds. They also have to be shipped in approved boxes (which cost a nice chunk of change)

I also consider #1 to be good for a bearded or non-bearded breeding (he has a beard but its like that half/half thing) I have a NB partridge pullet thats going to have to go, am figuring to sell them as a BQ pair of NB parti's.

Well if you don't ship you can drive one out for me. I'm sure you've been looking forward to a vacation in Sunny California!

 

[Aschenfire]

OMG! You're babies are so gorgeous!!

Thank you! I am so happy with them, and the only thing I am sad about is that the black one has that slight crossbeak. Otherwise I think she'd have made a very pretty little show bird and Momma. :< She is also the sweetest of all of them...she'll sit to be petted and loved on for as long as I want to pet her. Just a doll.

 

[sager:)silkies]

 


OMG! You're babies are so gorgeous!!

 

Ur babies are very pretty

 

[Sanna]

This is my favorite candling reference. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...g-candling-pics-progression-though-incubation

The big thing when you are learning is don't toss any egg that you are not absolutely sure has quit or blood ring, or something else. Egg explosions are rare and they smell bad before they explode!

This topic was excellent! Thank you.