Silkie thread!

[Lrkel]

Is there anyone breeding true red (not buff) silkies?

 

[Sanna]

2 wk old Catdance Silkie chicks

Porcelain:







Lavender:



Black Split Lavender

Man, they're cute!!

 

[Kimmi500]

2 wk old Catdance Silkie chicks Porcelain: Lavender: Black Split Lavender

Beautiful Chicks!!

 

[KoriSAF]

I do believe that Anh Stanley, at Dylan's Silkies, has been breeding Red silkies. From what I have read, and seen she has had really good success with them. I have tried contacting her via email and phone about her Red Pyle program, but have had no luck...

 

[NOLA Chicks]

Just wanted to post a picture of the only 2 silkies from my flock that hatched( out of 12). The left one is a white and I'm pretty sure the right one is a splash. I ended up helping the white one hatch. The splash was with a broody silkie, who was a terrible mom.

I went out this morning to open up my chicken coops and was looking for the baby chick. I had figured it had hatched overnight since I last saw it pipping last night. It took a minute but there it was upside down in the shavings, mom had gotten up and went outside. I was very sure it was dead and was telling her she was terrible.When I picked up the baby it was half warmish and half cold.
I put the baby down and finished doing a couple other things. I came inside when I was finished, about 10 to 15 minutes later. I put the baby down thinking that I would put it with the other chick that passed away last month, in a baggie in a freezer. I just happened to look down and it looked like it was gasping for air!
So I cleaned out it's little mouth since there was a small piece of shaving in there. I tried to give it water and vitamins and I rubbed it and stuck it under a heat lamp. I kept rubbing and rubbing it and kept gentley tugging it's legs. I was trying anything I could think of.
I patted it's back and just tried and tried to get it to make a sound.
Finally it peeped! then it's little head kept going under itself, but it was pepping more and more. I figured that it had wry neck or something and I was in for some vitamin therapy for a while. But at this point I just didn't care, I was just happy it was alive.
I put it in a little box, seperate from my other babies, under the heat lamp and left to do the errands I had to do. This took me 45 mintues, but worth every second! To my surprise, when I got home there was this beautiful little splash silkie peeping and standing and looking at me!! I was thrilled!!!
My little dolls!!!

Yay!!! So glad your efforts paid off. She'll be a special chick for you as she/he grows up.

 

[NOLA Chicks]

Okay heads up to all my BYC peeps, this is Chicksnherps. My laptop was stolen and I am unable to retrieve my password for my old account.... SO! This is me, and this is most likely going to be my farm name also

Love the new name!!!

 

[NOLA Chicks]

I recently acquired this young Silkie trio...I got them mainly because I just fell in love with their coloring. The seller called them grays. This is my first time with any color besides blue, black, splash...
So, I thought maybe I'd ask the experts...are these, indeed, grays?

Beautiful coloring. I really like the roo!

 

[NOLA Chicks]

Does anyone know where I can get splash or grey silkie hens from near Southern Maryland? I have tried ordering splash silkies from my pet chicken and gotten only blacks. I would like a pullet or adult that way I am sure no roosters and it would be better for introducing to my flock of 5 month olds. Any info would be greatly appreciated! =) thanks!

Oh yea and bearded preferably!

Bobbi Porto, Indigo Eggs, is in FL but she has beautiful birds. I got 2 splashes from her recently and they're both very pretty.

 

[NOLA Chicks]

Quote: White with black on hackles primaries and tip of tail. Not common in silkies. Think of light brahmas. These chicks do not look columbian.
Thanks so much!

 

[NOLA Chicks]

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