Silkie thread!

[ceocka]

Sanna

Love you tinker web page!
I have been bitten by the silkie bug, frizzle Cochins, polish and my tiny babies I think are banams! Ouch. But I do love them all! I also have my rode island reds for the eggs. Husband is spoiled now and won't eat store bought eggs cuz he says they taste freezer burnt!...lol. I have also got two of my kids addicted to those bugs named above! My daughter for her birthday feb 15 is wanting hatchling showgirl and silkie eggs!

 

[littlecritters]

my siliky is holding her head down almost between her feet sometimes she flips over n starts shaking n turning her head from side to side. any ideas or what i can do?

There are several things that could cause this...a Vit E and selenuim deficiency, an ear infection, a disease or neurological damage. Some folks try giving 400mg capsules of Vit E, 3 times daily along with 1/2 dropper of PolyVisol children's vitamins without the iron, once daily. If the bird can not eat or drink you may have to help hand feed it by holding on your lap and gently providing a cup of food and water, a little at a time. If that doesn't work, then giving feed and water through a syringe may be needed. Some folks have even used Prednisone, but I have never tried that.

 

[Fur N Feathers]

I'm playing catch up again.

Here's a current picture of my top blue/splash pen roo. His first babies are in the incubator. I'm so excited!

Another treasure from Catdance!

WOWZA!!!! He is a stunner!!!

He is just beautiful!!! I need one like that to breed to........

They would make a good match wouldn't they?

Professional pictures from the Northeastern Poultry congress! Photographer David McIntyre was there doing professional photographs. He did 2 of them for free because he said my birds were the most well behaved and he wished all of the birds were just like them

These pictures are so wonderful!!! Of course it's easy when the photographer has so may beautiful subjects as his models.

 

[Fur N Feathers]

This is my favorite shot! I just think they are adorable!!!

 

[Feathersprings]

i am finally getting silkies again this summer after 10 years without them, exciting !

How exciting for you! I just did the same after about 8 yrs. I have had my new silkies now for about 7 months

Im sure glad I made that decision!

 

[drumstick diva]

You got good info re" silkie syndrome" - either it's a vitamin deficiency or a blow to the head. If your silkie has a vaulted crest it is more vulnerable to injuries. The vitamin regimen etc. usually works after a time. Sometimes a vet will prescribe prednisone if it's head injury.

 

[beckyb1971]

she hasnt injured her head as far as we know. thanks for all of the info

 

[Sanna]

Sanna

Love you tinker web page!
I have been bitten by the silkie bug, frizzle Cochins, polish and my tiny babies I think are banams! Ouch. But I do love them all! I also have my rode island reds for the eggs. Husband is spoiled now and won't eat store bought eggs cuz he says they taste freezer burnt!...lol. I have also got two of my kids addicted to those bugs named above! My daughter for her birthday feb 15 is wanting hatchling showgirl and silkie eggs!

It's nice when the husband is spoiled due to fresh eggs. That means you can have more chickens! lol And when the whole family is addicted, even better.

 

[aoxa]

I don't feed fermented feed, but that's awesome.

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GREAT pictures, all of them!! These two are my favorites. How did you come up with these angles? You must have been crawling on the floor or you had the chicks somewhere on your eye level? I love it.


That's what I'd like to know also.

They were on a surface, and I was floor level Plus I have an amazing camera. I love it <3

Thank you for the compliments!!

This is my favorite shot! I just think they are adorable!!!

Thank you!

Sanna, love your website. Looks really nice!
You can see mine in my signature. I've been working on it for a couple months now on and off. Right now I'm focusing on a facebook page as well. Started that up 1 1/2 weeks ago and already have almost 250 likes. It's awesome!

I fell down the stairs on the way to the barn today. I HATE winter. My neck is killing me now. Hopefully it doesn't last.

 

[Sanna]

They were on a surface, and I was floor level Plus I have an amazing camera. I love it <3

Thank you for the compliments!!
Thank you!


Sanna, love your website. Looks really nice!
You can see mine in my signature. I've been working on it for a couple months now on and off. Right now I'm focusing on a facebook page as well. Started that up 1 1/2 weeks ago and already have almost 250 likes. It's awesome!

I fell down the stairs on the way to the barn today. I HATE winter. My neck is killing me now. Hopefully it doesn't last.

I just got myself a really nice camera, just haven't had a chance to really test it out. One of these days I will.

I should get much better shots than what the old one gave me.

Your website is great! Someday, I'll make mine much more detailed. For right now, I was just farting around with it.

I might make a page on Facebook too for the fun of it. Maybe when the spring chicks arrive and I'll have more to show.

I hate winter also. I, luckily, haven't taken a digger myself but the boss did. A bad one. I hope your neck feels better soon. Those sorts of things are never fun.