Silkie thread!

[CALI CHICK]

My Macho had quite a close call today. They were out freeranging, and a LF EE hen wandered up near them. Of course, Macho ran after her, all three pounds of him, to mate her, but she didn't take too kindly to that and turned around and thrashed him. She must have hit his head, because after the first hit, he collapsed to the ground instantly and didn't get up or move. I thought for an awful moment he was dead, just like my silkie/polish. I picked him up, and he was still breathing and blinking, but acting very dazed, not wanting to stand, and shaking. I put him in the dogloo to get his bearings, and he sat in there with his head down in the shavings for about an hour before slowly standing up and rejoining the flock. Now he's out and about, his usual self, popping his wings, crowing, chest thrust out. I'm thinking he maybe got a concussion. I hope it's not anything serious like a hematoma. I hope this teaches him to choose his women more wisely

Shortly after his accident

Oh no, what a scare!...Is this the Macho we all fell in love with a week ago? He looks as good as ever in the 2nd picture and I sure hope he is OK with no internal injuries. Maybe give him some extra Vit B (to help healing) or some supplements? And, keep those LF girls away from your gorgeous, sweet silkies.

Macho will be in my thoughts. Please keep us posted on his recovery.

 

[Sanna]

I like her. Give her another two months before you try to price her.

Will do, thank you!

Nice find! Found my friend a baby white silkie in a tub squished underneath sussex and maran chicks. This silkie will be spoiled rotten! I am currently on babysitting duty, "she" is in my shirt snuggling at the moment. She won't let me put her down! Everytime I try to put her back in her box she cries loudly until I pick her up again. She will also only eat and drink with my hand in the box.

I missed out on all the cuteness of the Silkie chicks. Lucky you!

Haha, since you asked so nicely!! They are soooo cute. We have more due to hatch in the next week or so too! There are a few other breeds mixed in with the Silkies but mostly, they are all Silkies!

I love it! I wish I could hatch that many and not get in trouble!

While I am on a picture hunt...




This is totally the cutest-yet-awkward Silkie stage, right? I love them as their feathers are growing in.

They remind me of Bart Simpson with their "hairdos" like that. lol

He is such a good looking guy.

Hope everything turns out alright.

 

[Sanna]

So, this is what I came home with from the Congress....and I took terrible pictures for a change. lol
I'm still not a 100% sure if this was the right hen for my cockerel, but I'm going to give it a shot. First time breeding! lol
Her wings aren't great but the cockerel has really nice wings. And, her feet are better than his, which to me was important.
Her cushion is much better than it seems. She wasn't too happy about having to pose for pictures after the car ride. She sort of froze in one place..

At least to my amateur eye, she has pretty good overall type. Apparently that's one of the most important things you should look for in a breeding bird?

I'm hoping I'll have the right genetics when I breed her to my cockerel in the spring. Can't wait!!

Almost looks like this lady has some scaley leg mites starting, I'll have to take care of that.

 

[ChicksNherps]

So, this is what I came home with from the Congress....and I took terrible pictures for a change. lol
I'm still not a 100% sure if this was the right hen for my cockerel, but I'm going to give it a shot. First time breeding! lol
Her wings aren't great but the cockerel has really nice wings. And, her feet are better than his, which to me was important.
Her cushion is much better than it seems. She wasn't too happy about having to pose for pictures after the car ride. She sort of froze in one place..

At least to my amateur eye, she has pretty good overall type. Apparently that's one of the most important things you should look for in a breeding bird?

I'm hoping I'll have the right genetics when I breed her to my cockerel in the spring. Can't wait!!

Almost looks like this lady has some scaley leg mites starting, I'll have to take care of that.

she's so cute

 

[CALI CHICK]

So, this is what I came home with from the Congress....and I took terrible pictures for a change. lol
I'm still not a 100% sure if this was the right hen for my cockerel, but I'm going to give it a shot. First time breeding! lol
Her wings aren't great but the cockerel has really nice wings. And, her feet are better than his, which to me was important.
Her cushion is much better than it seems. She wasn't too happy about having to pose for pictures after the car ride. She sort of froze in one place..

At least to my amateur eye, she has pretty good overall type. Apparently that's one of the most important things you should look for in a breeding bird?

I'm hoping I'll have the right genetics when I breed her to my cockerel in the spring. Can't wait!!

Almost looks like this lady has some scaley leg mites starting, I'll have to take care of that.

She looks nice (she's probably just tired and scared from all the changes today.)

Hope she turns out to be a real sweety for you and especially her new boyfriend.

I bet you'll have some gorgeous babies. What color is your cockerel?

 

[CALI CHICK]

My chicks are a week old now...I think I have a sizzle!!

Sweet babies. Are these from your silkies and sizzles or did you hatch shipped eggs?

Nice find! Found my friend a baby white silkie in a tub squished underneath sussex and maran chicks. This silkie will be spoiled rotten! I am currently on babysitting duty, "she" is in my shirt snuggling at the moment. She won't let me put her down! Everytime I try to put her back in her box she cries loudly until I pick her up again. She will also only eat and drink with my hand in the box.

Aww, what a little cutie. Sounds like you've been adopted as momma hen.

Awww, so cute! I'm up to 24 babies now. Take some pics of the silkies @ congress and post them for us!

Wow, lucky you! Hope all of the chicks hatch!

Haha, since you asked so nicely!! They are soooo cute. We have more due to hatch in the next week or so too! There are a few other breeds mixed in with the Silkies but mostly, they are all Silkies!

Awwww, they are so adorable! What breed are the yellow ones? They make the silkies look so tiny.

 

[CALI CHICK]

I'm so sorry I've forgotten.

Who was interested in seeing (pictoral) updates of my 4 baby chicks? 3 of them had "chipmunk" stripes and we were going to watch to see if they actually became partridge or ended up blue like their momma (Mysty Blue). The daddy was a splash and momma a dark blue. Should I start a seperate thread or private message instead of posting on here?

 

[Sanna]

She looks nice (she's probably just tired and scared from all the changes today.)

Hope she turns out to be a real sweety for you and especially her new boyfriend.

I bet you'll have some gorgeous babies. What color is your cockerel?

Yes, she seemed to be a little tired and scared with everything going on. She did settle in her little quarantine pen nicely, though. She thought the food dish was the best thing ever! I bet she was hungry..
My cockerel is a splash. This is him, probably about a month ago. I have to take some new pictures of him.

 

[RockerHen]

Oh no, what a scare!...Is this the Macho we all fell in love with a week ago? He looks as good as ever in the 2nd picture and I sure hope he is OK with no internal injuries. Maybe give him some extra Vit B (to help healing) or some supplements? And, keep those LF girls away from your gorgeous, sweet silkies.

Macho will be in my thoughts. Please keep us posted on his recovery.

Yep, it's the same sweet chesty boy. I also hope no other symptoms pop up. I try to keep the silkies away from the others, but it's hard when the silly teenage roosters actively seek out and sprint, wings down, after any and every hen they see, even if the hen is way across the yard

they don't realize they're so much smaller than the LF girls. Thank you for your concern, I'll definitely update on his recovery.

 

[CALI CHICK]

Yes, she seemed to be a little tired and scared with everything going on. She did settle in her little quarantine pen nicely, though. She thought the food dish was the best thing ever! I bet she was hungry..
My cockerel is a splash. This is him, probably about a month ago. I have to take some new pictures of him.

Aww, poor girl -hungry, scared, tired. Post some more pictures of her as she settles into her new home. I bet she blossoms and looks better and better in the next photos you take of her. NICE guy! they'll be perfect for each other. Bet you can't wait for fertile eggs from these two. I have a splash boy and a blue girl also. Interesting thing is their babies from a test hatch ended up 1 splash and 3 possible blue partridges........genetics.........ugh!