Silkie thread!

[ngj693]

and the others

 

[Suzierd]

All so cute! Here's mine

 

[ngj693]

cool

 

[ngj693]

I like the black and white, almost spots

 

[Suzierd]

I like the black and white, almost spots

Thanks, he's almost four months old now. I'm trying to find him a home just put him on CL. He's crowing and sounds so funny, and starting to dance for the girls.

 

[lflynn5324]

I sell fertile eggs and you'd be suprised how many people tell me on the phone, " oh no I'm not interested in those fluffy chooks ", only to fall in love with them as soon as they see them in person. They certainly so steal your

away.

I agree. And they are so sweet too. They are a DOUBLE THREAT!! SWEET AND ADORABLE!! HAHA I haven't gotten pics of my precious splash silkies yet so I'll try to post some tmrw. They are so beautiful!! Love your pics btw!! Mine all seem to be having group meetings or rolling in the dirt. Lol! But that lil momma I have is a good one! Shes broody AGAIN as of yesterday, so I snuck more eggs under her. Hee hee

 

[Suzierd]

Messing around with befunky

 

[Suzierd]

And Sassy.

 

[Teila]

Hi

I am a new Silkie owner, having bought 5 fertile eggs for my Broody Bantam Black Cochin and now have 5 x 5 week old Silkie chicks. They are in a covered (not waterproof) run with their Mum and Aunty. They do have a few places to shelter if it is raining.
I live in Australia (Queensland) and we are just at the start of our sub-tropical season when we get some afternoon storms and rain. A couple of times it has rained I have been home and hustled them into their totally dry coop and shut the door because I heard they should not get wet as they could catch a chill? I am hoping if it is raining they will run to their coop of their own accord but I have also read that they can be silly enough to stay out in the rain. I work so I am not always here if it rains,

So basically, is it OK for them to get wet? Especially as we live in Australia and it does not really get that cold?

This was my post yesterday and as I said, thank you for your responses, they did put my mind at ease a little and I noted the one that said it is probably best they do not get wet before bed time.

That was yesterday, guess what happened today?! We just had a huge storm go through, torrential rain and yep, Cilla did not take them into the coop but sheltered under some shade-cloth (not waterproof). I donned the rain coat and crawled into a muddy run picking up soggy babies and mumma and putting them into the coop. Thunder, lightening, torrential rain and useless rain coat; I reckon I would have been a very funny sight! So mumma and bubbies have been dried as well as I could with a chamois and are tucked up in their dry coop on dry straw with probably 15 mins left before sleep time. They are tucked up close to her and seem to be drying out. They were shivering a little before I ran the chamois over them but not so much now. It is 16C (60.8F) but out of the wind in the coop and cuddled up to mumma; so they should be OK you think?

 

[Fancychooklady]

My little silkie hen still loves her Wyandotte babies.