Silkie thread!

[BScott03]

Up here in NH it got to the high 90's last summer and it does affect them if they do not have a place for shade and to drink cold water. Some people set up a misting system for them to cool down and take a mud bath. Sand is a great bedding selection for summer months because if it's in the shade it stays cool so they can lay down and cool off. But it has to be construction or river sand, with different sizes of granules. Also try to get sand with out silica.

We live in Tempe by ASU.. Our partridge roo kent & buff Karen did fine last year... We just hatched some of their babies.

I had silkies in Tuscon and moved them to Oklahoma. They lived for years. Just fine.

Thank you guys so much! I have been worrying about that since it is beginning to warm up quite a bit here and it gets so hot. I was thinking about figuring out how to put up a misting system

 

[chicknlove]

Hi all
I am curious about grit for my chickens . Do I put it in the chickens food and if soo how much

Just offer it by itself free choice. They will take what they need. I'm thinking of using a tin can like recycle a tuna can and screw it to the wall to get it high enough off the ground so they don't knock it over daily lol.

 

[chicknlove]

Thank you guys so much! I have been worrying about that since it is beginning to warm up quite a bit here and it gets so hot. I was thinking about figuring out how to put up a misting system

I was thinking would a fan sitting behind a block of ice be like chicken air conditioning?? Lol. If the weather gets hot enough I'm going to do it, I'll take pics haha.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Whoohoo! My friend just ordered 36 showgirl eggs! So she said I can have a chick if they hatch this time! The last hatch was a bust =( something was wrong with the eggs. So by the time I would be able to take it, I should hopefully have my house if everything goes as planned!

 

[peepblessed]

Color question

I caught my 6 month old Buff Catdance boy having fun with my Porcelain pullet. What color would the chicks be? Any thoughts? I don't have them separated by color yet, they are all still only 6 months old.

Mostly buff.

How do Silkies withstand The heat? My babies will be here May 8th and you never know what Oklahoma weather will do....

Problems can arise during years of high heat and humidity as with any breed.

probably something like the hen in my avatar.

Yes.

Whoohoo! My friend just ordered 36 showgirl eggs! So she said I can have a chick if they hatch this time! The last hatch was a bust =( something was wrong with the eggs. So by the time I would be able to take it, I should hopefully have my house if everything goes as planned!

 

[aoxa]

Wow.. you guys are so busy here...


My Doc Holiday who I was certain was a boy until about 12 weeks than she had me guessing for a few weeks after that.. Definitely a girl though @ 19 weeks!


Watching over her best buds.. She calls her friends to food she finds. Is that not strange? I have never witnessed that behaviour in anything other than a broody hen or a rooster. Whatever. She is a she - I'm sure of it.



Mug shot


And Hope - the frizzled silkie - unbearded. She always looks so grumpy

 

[NOLA Chicks]

My new baby has booties now too =P She has bumblefoot.

So darn cute with her little booties. I love her coloring.

My fuffy butts lol

Very cute!

You talkin' to me?

 

[Nevaschickens]

You talkin' to me?

 

[sheeshshe]

just wondering if anyone around the Gray, Maine area has any nice silkie hatching eggs for sale? I have posted in the for sale area but just thought I'd post here too. I have a few very nice silkies but don't want to over breed them to each other. I am willing to drive about an hour one way to pick some up. I'm just not having any luck with shipped eggs. Thanks!!

I just started breeding, so I m not sure how they're going to turn out, but I'm just half an hour from gray.

I have the first one due to hatch on the 10th. Keep you posted!

 

[Kimmi500]

Does ACV help with pasty butt in chicks? Is it ok to give them in the water this young (4 days old)?