Silkie thread!

[ceocka]

My new blue silkie. Gotta think of an amazing name for her.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

My new blue silkie. Gotta think of an amazing name for her.

It's a bit hard to see, but I think that is a rooster

Sorry. Could you get a better picture of the front tomorrow? But I see hard tail feathers, long legs, silver hackle leakage, a small crest, and red comb/waddles... so all those say boy

It's a cute boy though!

 

[ceocka]

Oops that is my blue roo Emitt. Uploaded wrong pic. Lol

 

[ceocka]

 

[ceocka]

I know it was a bad pic. She was moving but this is emitts new girl friend!

 

[Sanna]

So "snowball" crowed, and is now living with me

. But has anyone ever seen a hen try to be dominant over a roo? Ice is standing over him and even jumped on him and pulled some feathers out! Is Ice really a girl? She kind of looks manly, but she has NO comb whatsoever or streamers. It is completely flat and smooth, with two miniscuel little horns on top. She's about 8 months old I think, the roo is a lot bigger than her and only 4 months old. Is she just a Bi**h? lol

I had a bantam Cochin hen that lived with my Silkies. She would beat the crap out of the boys if they got out of line. It was nothing bad, some feathers went flying but no blood was ever drawn and no one got hurt. She'd just put the boys back in line right where they belong.

I bet Ice is just making sure the new guy knows she's boss.

Happens here ALL the time, especially with younger males. The rooster may rule the YARD, but the hens rule the coop and the rooster. The boys are allowed to rule the yard because the hens have too much real work to do, and they need to give those darn boys something to keep them occupied.

HAHAHA!!! Made my day! I found this video on poofsilkie.com

 

[bennyboy333]

Hi I am planning to hatch eggs but I don't know much about them and I can't seem to find much on the Internet about it and I have a lot of questions that need answers like :
What temperature in (c) do I have the incubator
Do I ever change the temperature
How much percentage humidity
How to change the humidity
Do I ever change humidity
How to know my themometer and hygrometer are accurate
If I want 5 silkies how much eggs should I get considering some not hatching
Good websites on hatching?
Please answer the above

 

[bennyboy333]

Also for the above comment what position do I put the eggs in

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Why not just interact with them while mama is raising them? Then you can let her raise them the normal 6 weeks to 2 months that is natural.

 

[NOLA Chicks]

Quote: Fantastic. I think I'll order an Introductory Pack and let the girls give them a try.