Silkie thread!

[Puddin Fluff]

I had a silkie roo in with 14 LF girls and he would go and roost up high with them all right in the middle of them all...but that was because I have gradual 2x4 roosts that step up and is easy for all my LF girls to get up and down and the highest is only about 4 ft high...so yes he does want to follow his girls up to bed...

thanks dwegg and aoxa. I told my son he has a weekend wood working project now!

Chicken math is bad enough but coop re-design is killing my hubby. Everytime the weather or flock dynamic changes we are reajusting to make it better for the birds. They are so spoiled! Thanks for the input.

 

[sheeshshe]

Should I bring my two inside tonight, it's going to be down to 0F and I feel bad

I just went out there and they have FROST on them!!!!!!!! I've never seen that happen before!

 

[yoie]

Here is the chick in question. And who I believe who the momma is (at least she was the one setting on the eggs and not in mid molt at the time). She is also a frizzled.


Momma on the nest


Baby nestled in with momma


Just baby, beak has started to darken a little, but the down fluff has me puzzled. With BBS and Cuckoo only in the pen is it splash? Or some other color?

 

[elsfieldchickens]

nice

 

[Sanna]

Ok, this morning when I went out to feed the flock I kept hearing this little peep. And lo and behold, my silkies hatched a chick! I really wasn't expecting it, they kept setting and forgetting the eggs, but left them just in case. Well this is in my BBS pen with a Cuckoo rooster and a Black cockerel (not sure if he is even mature to mate yet). All my hens are BBS, but this chick is a creamy yellow with pink skin, beak, and very light. All my silkies have nice dark skin, lighter on the cuckoo, but definitely not bright pink! What do you think this little ones color could be? I will try to get a pic of it later, I'm on my way out right now, but figured I would post to see what you all thought first!

I just went out there and they have FROST on them!!!!!!!! I've never seen that happen before!

Here is the chick in question. And who I believe who the momma is (at least she was the one setting on the eggs and not in mid molt at the time). She is also a frizzled.


Momma on the nest


Baby nestled in with momma


Just baby, beak has started to darken a little, but the down fluff has me puzzled. With BBS and Cuckoo only in the pen is it splash? Or some other color?

Whatever it is, it's cute.

Post more picture as it gets older and it starts getting feathers in. It would be interesting to see how the chick will change.

 

[ChicksNherps]

I just went out there and they have FROST on them!!!!!!!! I've never seen that happen before!

That happened to mine in late fall. You may have too much humidity in your coop and not enough ventilation.

 

[SkylaSilkie]

Could you Silkie lovers help me? I'm looking to get some Silkie hens, and I can't wait until Spring! Any suggestions? No idea is a bad one!

 

[sheeshshe]

That happened to mine in late fall. You may have too much humidity in your coop and not enough ventilation.

I bet it is because I changed my ventilation. It was getting rain and snow in the coop, so I put some house ventilation stuff over it. Apparently it isn't escaping fast enough

 

[ChicksNherps]

Could you Silkie lovers help me? I'm looking to get some Silkie hens, and I can't wait until Spring! Any suggestions? No idea is a bad one!

what part of florida are you in?

 

[BunsNChicks]

How much do ya'll sell your hens for? I have people always asking me for hens.... wondering what the going price should be...