Silkie thread!

[MamasSilkies]

If you are breeding to show , 6 toes are no good, but if you are just wanting pets then her eggs are as good as anyone else's. You won't necessarily get chicks with 6 toes.

Ahh Ok.. We have them as pets not show. At least not for now. Good to know thank you.

 

[6 littleHens]

Hello again,

Several pages back I posted about a little runt pullet that I thought had gold laced wings. Looking closer, they looked more barred. Anyways, I found her dead yesterday. She had just got a bonnet crest last month and I didn't get to take pic of her. The bonnet was 7 months getting here. Neither parent had bonnets.

I have a question about my showboy. Do showboys and silkie roos typically get along together fine? My silkie alpha roo chases him frequently so he in turns sneaks up and bites a particular silkie hen on the butt and clamps down hard. I put him in jail for 10 days because he finally bit the silkie roo on the butt and drew blood pulling feathers. Well, today I got him out of jail because I felt sorry for him. He seemed to be cold by himself. Now, since he's been out silkie roo chasing and biting him. I wondered if cause they are different or will 2 silkie roos act that way also. They have 8 hens while one is always broody. They also have 5 buckeye hens.

I also have a 2 month old little boy that I am worried they will injure acting this way. Should I give one or 2 away?

 

[Fancychooklady]

Ahh Ok.. We have them as pets not show. At least not for now. Good to know thank you. 

Occasionally you'll get 4 toes, it has no ill effect on the birds health. Just means it wouldn't make it in the show ring, known as a DQ. Enjoy your little Silkie with the extra digit. That would be a great name ' Digit '.

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

I find it so amazing to see a heartbeat through an egg. I am so anxious to see what color chicks ill get. I can only keep two of them. As I have a pair aoready.

Ill get either
Black, white, blue, splash, paint, porcelain(rare ocassion), partridge, lavender(rare ocassion)

What color should in keep?

Heres ichabody and lydia. Need to keep a rooster as ichabods not fertile.





Heres egg I candled

That's a very "typey" black. Very nice.

 

[I<3MyChickens-Jewel&Flash]

That's a very "typey" black.  Very nice.

what??? Lol

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

what??? Lol

lol- I meant the hen! I like the rooster too!

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

My blue roo, and one of my splash hens. Need to get this couple breeding! My blue hasn't started, yet.


She's kinda of wet - that's not red color on her. Don't know how she did that in her stall with a red and plastic water bottle! -Pam Pittman

 

[Jharper]

Just some more pics of my silkies.

 

[BelleFarm]

My blue roo, and one of my splash hens. Need to get this couple breeding! My blue hasn't started, yet. She's kinda of wet - that's not red color on her. Don't know how she did that in her stall with a red and plastic water bottle! -Pam Pittman

Beautiful

 

[BelleFarm]

Just some more pics of my silkies.

I especially love the buff one