Silkie thread!

[kabhyper1]

My silkies today...

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10151849025277394

 

[NookNook01]

How is this attached?  I want to make some of these for some ladies in my LF coop who are constantly bullied by my alpha 4 year old ladies! they're completely bare

It looks like a mini Apron when off, but instead of straps to go around your neck there's a strip of elastic sewn throught the top then looped and sewn again. It stretches for one wing then the next to be fit through. It just loops under her wings, she can still kick dust under it when she takes her dust baths it moves around but won't fall off. If she were to get hung up on something the elastic would stretch enough she would break free of it. There are TONS of designs online as well.

 

[Aria]

Voey is such a beautiful shade of blue. Most of the Blues I have seen are almost black.
She is a super blue color. Aria

 

[sheeshshe]

How long have the eggs been in the incubator? You should definitely see spider like veins after about a week.

Been 3 days I think. I should check in a few more days. but, my daughter is bugging me to check tonight LOL

 

[sheeshshe]

It looks like a mini Apron when off, but instead of straps to go around your neck there's a strip of elastic sewn throught the top then looped and sewn again. It stretches for one wing then the next to be fit through. It just loops under her wings, she can still kick dust under it when she takes her dust baths it moves around but won't fall off. If she were to get hung up on something the elastic would stretch enough she would break free of it. There are TONS of designs online as well.

thank you so much! so am I thinking from the description that it loops under both wings, so two loops of elastic? I have tons of fabric and tons of elastic! thousands of yards LOL

 

[NOLA Chicks]

Quote: Ah ha! So you're the one getting all my hens. LOL Out of the 1st 5 chicks I got, 3 were cockerels. The next batch of 3 chicks.....all 3 were cockerels. The most recent additions (4) aren't old enough to be sure but I think at least 2 of them may be boys.

 

[NOLA Chicks]

Quote: Switch hay for shavings? Got it. She's been getting up to eat/drink for a few minutes every other day and tomorrow should be her next time. I'll switch them out then.
I really appreciate the advice.

 

[NookNook01]

thank you so much!  so am I thinking from the description that it loops under both wings, so two loops of elastic?  I have tons of fabric and tons of elastic!  thousands of yards LOL

It's one continuous strip of elastic that is laced through a small pocket folded and sewn. To put it on you'd stretch one side open and carefully slip the wing through, then stretch it in the other direction and slip it over the other wing. Center the apron and even up each loop so it's comfortable without being too tight under each wing. Sorry it's so grubby, I took it off to wash it and take a photo for you.

 

[mandycarlo]

Neat idea !! my girls need that ! Thanks for sharing

 

[RussianChickens]

[COLOR=0000FF]Could any one here hep me with my show silkie? I got her about 2 months ago and she had one of those gorgeous big fluffy crests and now its falling out. Not mites or other chickens. Here's my post from the EDC thread. Please help! I love this hen and its killing me to watch her crest disintegrate like this.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]Feel free to PM me or post. any help appreciated thanks![/COLOR] ~~~~
My lovely black silkie hen had one of those big beautiful lush bushy show crests until about a month ago when it started falling out. It started as a small patch in the back and sides. I treated her for mites as she was scratching her head and I found some bugs. Took care for the problem and feathers began to grow. Now they are again falling out despite her being treated for mites (cant find a single one either) and her scalp looks dry and crusty. I keep looking but she does not appear to be scratching it when ever I see her. She is alone in her pen with no other chickens to pluck her crest.
This time her whole head is losing feathers and her crest is hopeless compared to what it was before.

Only her crest is affected. I have her on dumor layer feed as she is laying and kickin chicken poultry conditioner for oils and what not. Shes broody on some eggs right now but i don't think broody would make a diff as she wasn't when this started.

I keep them all UTD on mites and worms monthly and I've done several thorough inspections and they all come up clean. And believe me I've looked and dusted and sprayed and treated everything imaginable. To the point I worry that any more treating would make her feathers fall out from over use of mite stuffs. Shes on frontline for mites with the rest of my flock.

Nothing seams to help her feather loss. I can't figure out why or how to stop it. I have a show in October and shes darn near bald now!

What am I doing to make her feathers fall out!?!? How do I get them back?

Help!!




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