Silkie thread!

[UmmmLetMeThink]

I just LOVE silkies

 

[GoldBarRanch]

Ive got 12 eggs incubating right now , its going to be a long wait . Trying this vintage one out and having to turn by hand . I'm so getting a turner soon!
So far so good

 

[mama2my4]

Shipped eggs take a terrible beating even when packed well. The only way to know for sure it was infertile would be to break it a look for the bullseye. I have purchased many shipped eggs from many reliable breeders and three times I got a zero hatch. One time I got one out of 12. Once I got 14 out of 20. You just never know. Please be happy if you get a few.

x2.

I have heard you are lucky if you get 50% from shipped eggs. I recently bought a dozen from a very well known silkie breeder. In the end, I hatched out 4 and I am VERY happy to have those 4! Of course, this may have been attributed to being my first ever hatch. The same hatch, all 3 of my non-shipped eggs hatched. But those 4 I got from the shipped eggs..... so worth it!

 

[mama2my4]

double post...sorry

 

[mama2my4]

I went on craigslist this morning to see what silkies were available in our huge area. One ad for silkies and it was a wanted ad. I never see any on there that aren't hatchery types. I get 2 or 3 people contacting me each wk. wanting silkies. I rarely have to advertise anything.

Wow! Send them my way...... I have a hard time selling any!

 

[jimmy m]

we got black an white silkys and we enjoy them.would like to know more about silkys for show

 

[peepblessed]

I am happy I got them, I am only worried about how attractive they are to dogs, this is why I originally ruled out silkies. I have a dog & yes she chases them if they are in their cage & fluttering around because they are excited or something. I love how docile they are they are Alma is the one with the more yellow head & she is a lover.

The major difference is a large crested silkie can't see the predators coming. They are less flighty that more breed. JMO

 

[peepblessed]

I have a question...I have a mix silkie.Had four but 3 got attacked and died.Im thinking about getting a few more so he has a buddy.But what if he attacks the lil ones???Is that good or bad and if so bad what do I do?I dont want to get them and right when they arrive they feel uncomfortable??

Just separate them with wire that they can become acquainted though with for a couple of days and then put them together but watch carefully. If there is a big age difference it may take longer. Provide a space for the little ones to escape if the big one chases them.

 

[peepblessed]

The chicks I hatched in April are around 11 weeks old now.
As some of you may remember, this is my first "real" year raising silkies.
I've had chickens for years, but I bought my first pair of silkies last year.

I'm having so much fun with all the babies! And I think I can tell I have some boys in the bunch.
I know it's hard to tell with silkies though.

So, should I be figuring out genders this early, or could it still go either way?

For example, I believe this splash chick is a boy.


And this one looks girly to me, but I'm guessing it could change?

I'd like to see a side view of the top one. The bottom one has a very male beak. Are you sure they are 11 weeks. They look younger to me. They are really pretty!!!

 

[peepblessed]

Alright! You have just got to quit with the adorable pics of the little girl with the silkies. It's breaking my heart! DH and I have not decided that we'll definitely be getting silkies but your pics make it soooo much harder to say no. lol

How could anyone resist! Those play ground photo look like silkie ads!