Silkie thread!

[Debstar1204]

Help with colours please
I purchased my first ever trio of Silkies yesterday. I'd like to know what colours they are.. If any one can help I'd appreciate it
Love these girls so time wasting lol, I could watch them all day

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[LaPetiteFarmer]

I have lots of store bought feeders but this is my favorite that I make from Costco pie holder. I lose zero feed! The can is full of rocks and the 1" lip on the pie holder prevents scratching the feed. It's throw away plastic so only lasts about a year but it's free with the pie!!

You always come up with great ideas... next time I go to Costco, I get a pie LOL!

 

[LaPetiteFarmer]

I have 2 broodies sitting in eggs and it isn't going very well. My first broody was supposed to have her chicks yesterday and nothing happened. She kept stealing eggs and bothered by my other layers, so I think her eggs are all dead. I will wait 3 more days, but my hopes are very low. The other one had 7 eggs under her, but she couldn't handle them. Every times I checked on her, one or two eggs weren't under her. I finally took 4 of them and added them to my incubator plus the 2 that my first broody stole. My problem now is they are not at the same stage. I candled them tonight and 4 are fully developed, but the rest are very "new", so not that many veins yet. Whenever the 4 will be in lockdown, should I set the other 2 in a different incubator?

 

[fluffyfeathers]

Oooo. Pretty. They look like greys to me.

Help with colours please
I purchased my first ever trio of Silkies yesterday. I'd like to know what colours they are.. If any one can help I'd appreciate it
Love these girls so time wasting lol, I could watch them all day

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[drumstick diva]

Poulettes I have never hatched any so really can't offer any advice except, you might do better posting in the hatching forum. I know people do "staggered" hatches where some eggs were started at different times. But I don't know how they handle it. Eggs are usually marked with the date but, after taking some that were started by the broody, you really don't know how far along they are.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Help with colours please
I purchased my first ever trio of Silkies yesterday. I'd like to know what colours they are.. If any one can help I'd appreciate it

Love these girls so time wasting lol, I could watch them all day

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They look grey, I LOVE the one on the right! Never seen one like her before

 

[Debstar1204]

Can someone tell me at what age do Silkies start laying? I was told my girls are about 12 weeks old.. Thank you

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Can someone tell me at what age do Silkies start laying? I was told my girls are about 12 weeks old.. Thank you

anywhere from 6 months to a year. My hen didn't start laying until she was a year old. My friend's hens all start around 6 months

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Happy Easter from Nori and Icelynn!

 

[Suzierd]

As promised

Black

Blue

Splash(pigment hole on left second toe)

Silkies and the "meat group". The Silkies are a week older than the meaties and half the size.

Buckbeak(Buck), Porcelain "Special needs" cockerel from Catdance(6mo)

Marsala, Porcelain pullet from MB(4.5mo)

General Tso, Blue cockerel from MB(5mo)

So cute! Glad Marsala and General are doing well. I too was wondering what's wrong with Buck?