Silkie thread!

[BuckNBark Farm]

Showing off her wings

"Talk to the Hand"


LOL

CG

Hee!

 

[1chicken fan]

Showing off her wings

"Talk to the Hand"


LOL

CG

gotta love that.

 

[aoxa]

Showing off her wings


[COLOR=FF0000]"Talk to the Hand"[/COLOR]


[COLOR=FF0000]LOL[/COLOR]

[COLOR=FF0000]CG[/COLOR]

more like "talk to the butt"

 

[aoxa]

Two new silkies hatched

 

[Suzierd]

 The sight of a beautiful Silkie makes my heart glad.
This breed was never developed all those centuries ago to free range. Just like there are different dog and horse breeds developed for different jobs. There are always those breeds that are purely decorative. Westerners turn up their noses at the black skin on a dressed Silkie but the meat is highly regarded in Eastern cuisine. Tastes like chicken.
If I have to cull...And I no doubt will...I plan on processing surplus birds that do not sell.
It costs the same to feed a highly bred pure strain as it does a mutt.
The thing is, there are so many desirable traits in a beautiful Silkie that they are easy to market as pets and broodies. The well bred typ-y Silkies in the sale pens at the show were selling fast. And not cheaply. There is still a strong market for good birds.
Fortunately, my property is set up to accommodate multiple small separate flocks and my Silkies will not be exposed to predators or the elements for any length of time.
They are such a delight.  I'm nuts about them.

 

Yay Mumsy! Glad to see you here, your silkies are adorable.

Aoxa sorry about your hawk attack! Guess the darn things are everywhere. So glad no one was hurt your very lucky. Where you outside?

 

[Suzierd]

Two new silkies hatched

Awe so cute!

 

[Suzierd]

Wow had a terrible scare, I have had my Jerseys and silkies together.(not in a coop but in the morning when I have them free range) I have two splash hens one the mother and one the daughter, I took one into my porch with her eggs after my only jersey chick to hatched went missing(probably a rat).  I noticed the one left with the flock seemed to be molting getting thin.  She also possibly had scaley leg mites, but just in case treated everyone.  Well the silkie chicks who are in the porch are now going to their new home so I was excited to re-unite mother and daughter but planned to do it after the chicks left tonight.  In the meantime got a new coop and it is kind of high off the ground so the last two mornings I have been lifting the silkies out so they can go free range, when I took out my splash hen out the Jersey roo came pounced on her and started to pull out her feathers.  Oh my gosh!!!!! I grabbed her and put her back in the coop, I went to the porch grabbed the other splash hen and figured I would see if I reunite them now if it might destress my poor silkie.  Of course my splash hen is calling to her babies ( this is the part that always makes me sad) But I put out some meal worms in hopes to get both of their minds off the horrible day they are having when I did the momma splash hen starts to call her daughter over to come eat.  That sure did my heart some good, now I am just hoping for the best. I think if someone would of jumped on me and pulled out my feathers I may of had a heart attack and died.  Thanks guys for letting me vent.  Yikes, what a day on the farm!!!!!

Yikes! Poor girl, I imagine that Roo is a lot bigger then her. Thank goodness you were there to scoop her up.
The babies already off to a new home? I bet its sad to see them go. But now you can hatch more.

 

[Mumsy]

Two new silkies hatched

*SQUEEEEE!!!* I'm so jealous! Love love love.

 

[aoxa]

 The sight of a beautiful Silkie makes my heart glad.
This breed was never developed all those centuries ago to free range. Just like there are different dog and horse breeds developed for different jobs. There are always those breeds that are purely decorative. Westerners turn up their noses at the black skin on a dressed Silkie but the meat is highly regarded in Eastern cuisine. Tastes like chicken.
If I have to cull...And I no doubt will...I plan on processing surplus birds that do not sell.
It costs the same to feed a highly bred pure strain as it does a mutt.
The thing is, there are so many desirable traits in a beautiful Silkie that they are easy to market as pets and broodies. The well bred typ-y Silkies in the sale pens at the show were selling fast. And not cheaply. There is still a strong market for good birds.
Fortunately, my property is set up to accommodate multiple small separate flocks and my Silkies will not be exposed to predators or the elements for any length of time.
They are such a delight.  I'm nuts about them.

 

Yay Mumsy! Glad to see you here, your silkies are adorable.

Aoxa sorry about your hawk attack! Guess the darn things are everywhere. So glad no one was hurt your very lucky. Where you outside?

I was at work, my MIL saw the entire thing happen from our sunroom. At first she thought it was the ducks flying, as we have calls that are awesome fliers. Nope.. Not so.. She yelled for my FIL who ran out and scared him off. Everyone was secured for the day, and I penned up all the silkies. It was a Goshawk, and they are very private hunters. I don't think he will be back. No signs yet.

 

[aoxa]

Two new silkies hatched

*SQUEEEEE!!!* I'm so jealous! Love love love.

Thanks

The first one is having a bad hair day