Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

I've found this to be true in all my EE chicks. The boys are always sweet and personable, seeking your affection. It's really sad because I can't keep them

So true, my little Walter came up to me , jumped up and fell asleep in my arms. Of course now I need to find a place for another roo.

 

[Fancychooklady]

WHOOO HOO!!
my eggs turned up, only one had a tiny crack in it out of the 12 eggs!!, im soo happy!
for this incubation  im gonna try the dry method!!

Good luck with your hatch.

 

[Sylvester017]

Good morning silkie folks!
I just wanted to drop a line to reintroduce myself. It's been over three years since I was last active on here, I used to go by cheshiechick13 (totally forgot my old password as well as the password to the email that account was linked to LOL). I had a beautiful flock of lavs and they were all massacred by a large dog early one morning. It was a mess of a situation. they were cooped and the dog got his big head in there and popped the door. Ironically I ended up marrying said dog owner (dog was immediately re-homed after that mess). Love my husband... not a fan of his former dog. I have been on a three year hiatus from chickens, I was so discouraged after that. I had spent so much time and money on those birds, I just gave it up after that. I guess I needed some time from that awful situation.
Well I'm back. I have 14 silkie eggs in the bator due to hatch on Monday (crossing fingers). If all goes well I'll have some Lav splits, buff lav splits, buffs, porcelains and even paints

Anywho I thought i would poke my head out of hiding and say hi!

~Steph

Good morning!

Watch out - your DH will take over caring for Silkies. My DH is more sensitive about our girls' care than I ever thought possible! When our Marans came to us she was laying fertile eggs and he didn't want to kill potential chicks and made me give them to our friend to hatch under her broody! 5 out of 6 hatched. He was so pleased with himself for saving 5 lives LOL

 

[Sylvester017]

He already has my child may get mouthy from time to time and I might complain about it but at end of night I remember I am raising a young woman who is strong and will stand up for herself in any unreasonable situation even if its to her father

Fathers leave a lasting impression on daughters that get stronger as years roll by. In my case my Pop was a pure-breed livestock and pure-breed dog lover and to this day I only deal with heritage chicken breeds or pure breed dogs/cats. Love all animals no matter what but that's just a little quirk he left with me. Also he spent occasional evenings with me during the grade school years doing homework and having me read books to him - what patience! He also sat me on his lap to reach the table as he taught me to read, write and speak a foreign language as well as English and spoke to me like another adult - I never felt talked "down" to because I was a girl. And he set an expectation and a parameter in education for me to follow. Even when Dads think they're not the best - little do they realize the impressions they leave on their children. He was not my playmate or my buddy but was my Parent. Kids have plenty of playmates but feel secure having parameters/limits set by a Parent. As kids we try and test our Parents' teachings but ultimately in our adulthood come to embrace their wisdom.

 

[Aaisha]

Hey guys I m so exited I just hatched my very first batch of silkie chicks!! the mother tried incubating them on her own but it was raining terrible. So it begin flooding and she abondund them.

Lucklilly they hatched six/7 chicks hatched. They are getting their feathers now .

But I need help. Both the parents are white. So what chicks am I going to get as I woukd love a splash ir paint or black e

 

[RockerHen]

If both parents are white, all chicks hatched would be white.

Hey guys I m so exited I just hatched my very first batch of silkie chicks!! the mother tried incubating them on her own but it was raining terrible. So it begin flooding and she abondund them.

Lucklilly they hatched six/7 chicks hatched. They are getting their feathers now .

But I need help. Both the parents are white. So what chicks am I going to get as I woukd love a splash ir paint or black e

 

[Aaisha]

Alright thank you will get pics up soon but it's beginning to rain again so hopefully it won't last long so I'll be able to do a photo shoot

 

[blipit007]

Good morning silkie folks!
I just wanted to drop a line to reintroduce myself. It's been over three years since I was last active on here, I used to go by cheshiechick13 (totally forgot my old password as well as the password to the email that account was linked to LOL). I had a beautiful flock of lavs and they were all massacred by a large dog early one morning. It was a mess of a situation. they were cooped and the dog got his big head in there and popped the door. Ironically I ended up marrying said dog owner (dog was immediately re-homed after that mess). Love my husband... not a fan of his former dog. I have been on a three year hiatus from chickens, I was so discouraged after that. I had spent so much time and money on those birds, I just gave it up after that. I guess I needed some time from that awful situation.
Well I'm back. I have 14 silkie eggs in the bator due to hatch on Monday (crossing fingers). If all goes well I'll have some Lav splits, buff lav splits, buffs, porcelains and even paints

Anywho I thought i would poke my head out of hiding and say hi!

~Steph

Welcome back! Thats a great group of colors! Cant wait to see photos!

The bobble heads got to free range today. Our first day over 50 degrees in a long time!

Awesome group!

 

[Issaquah Chicks]

Thanks! I had no idea chickens could live so long. I'm pretty sure the hen died of natural causes.

 

[CheshieChick]

Happy happy happy dance!!!!
First baby to hatch today
She/he is a porcelain.