Silkie thread!

[samahoga1989]

We're trying our hand with Silkies and have had a blast. Getting ready for our first winter and have been getting conflicting answers as to just how winter tolerant these little guys will be. We live in North Dakota. How do you guys' Silkies do in the elements?

 

[Fur N Feathers]

You know I am just as bad...I have to stop wishing my chicks to grow up fast and just enjoy their little selfs but...it's hard

You just need more baby photo sessions!!!!!

And yes, I did lose one of the lavenders.

You had asked me a few pages back I think.

ChickyBangBang ~ do come back and let us see these purebred silkies in 21 days!!! Make sure you join a hatching thread on here because it's so much fun to do it with a group

Brookhavens started another hatching thread and ChickyBangBang has joined us over there. She received her eggs this morning and I ordered and received another batch of Catdance eggs this morning, so there are several of us that will have the same due date. You should stop in and cheer us on, that is unless you want to join us again! Ha! Ha!

 

[peepblessed]

You changed your avatar...in case you didn't notice! Beautiful bird there!!

Brave of me, huh? I feel like I'm wearing a disguise. Thanks, she really is a special girl!

 

[ChickSter99]

ChickSter hahahahahahaha

I can just see that picture in my mind!

It really is the funniest thing. I go out on Saturday and Sunday (before church), sit on the beast buggy and just watch them. Bruce puffs up, stretches and lets out this near perfect crow. Then the silkies set up in their stance and let loose one of the wildest croaks. It sounds like it has to hurt their throats. They literally look like they have this 'what the heck?' look on their faces.

Bruce and the hens stop what they are doing and just stare. They don't give up though. They have their contests but they know Bruce is the man.

 

[1chicken fan]

she is a cute sizzle

 

[1chicken fan]

The skunks are trying to burrow under my chicken pen where I have my silkies, I have filled in two holes in the last week!!! Scared for them and wondering if anyoe has any ideas or has ever had this problem?

 

[debs_flock]

The skunks are trying to burrow under my chicken pen where I have my silkies, I have filled in two holes in the last week!!! Scared for them and wondering if anyoe has any ideas or has ever had this problem?

Within hours of finding the first chickens killed, I had this ordered. It arrived in a couple of days, two raccoons and two opossum in one week.

http://www.amazon.com/Havahart-1089...qid=1348715665&sr=8-5&keywords=havahart+traps

I do recognize that getting rid of a trapped skunk will be unpleasant, but better than finding your birds dead.

Deb

 

[gcorso33]

Im fairly new to silkies thought I would post a few pics of my lavender pair they are 6 1/2 month olds cant wait to hatch out chicks in the spring. Also wondering if anyone has guesses on the sex of the paint silkie its about 3 months old and out of a catdance egg, the splash has me wondering to. Thsi is Elvis!

And this is sookie





here is my little paint, hoping its a girl!


And one of my little splashes. I need to work on how to take pics

 

[aoxa]

Brave of me, huh? I feel like I'm wearing a disguise.   Thanks, she really is a special girl!

It's confusing me @_@ Too much for my brain

 

[omaeve]

Sumner-Byrd Farm, Inc.

4241 Moonrise Drive

Holly Springs, NC 27540

Office phone: (919) 372-9529
www.sumner-byrdfarm.com

Roy Sumner

David Byrd my cousin has silkies