Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

Thats what i was thinking it looks like it may of had a band on when it was a chick and it was never taken off.

That is certainly another possibility. It is very easy for them to pick something up in the yard and their feathers hide it . It's not until they start limping that we investigate.

 

[EricMd01]

Just wondering if these are pure breed because someone is wanting to sell them to me as pure silkie. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Are these pure silkie?

 

[silkie2001]

Are these pure silkie?

Looks Like they are, beautiful birds though!!!

 

[tmrutter3]

Hi all! We are week old silkie parents of possibly 2 hen & 1 roo, time will tell. We are also first time chicken parents! We also have 3 brown leghorn pullets & are
First time duck parents to 2 khaki Campbell babies. We have fallen head over heels in love with our new additions!!! We are thoroughly enjoying reading everyone's posts about their silkie experiences & decided that it is about time that we introduce ourselves! No one warned how addicting chickens were! And so it begins!!!

 

[aprildyer9678]

Hello, I am new to owning a silkie hen and I am already addicted I seriously bought her just yesterday and I traveled a little over a hour to pick her up and she rode home on my lap and the LOVE began

I have other chickens that are new to me as well. I have had them for only about 2 weeks now. I have 3 barred rocks, 2 buffs, 2 cochin bantams, and yesterday when I picked up my silkie hen I also got a SIZZLE! (mix of a silkie and a frizzle) not sure right now if it is a hen or a rooster. Very beautiful bird though. I have no pictures yet but I will post some soon. I"m already trying to talk the hubby into letting me get a couple more silkies!!! LOL (just darling) I saw your post so I thought I would cay congrats on your new birds. They are fun for sure. I have 4 Rouen ducks, 3 calls, and 1 Welsh Harlequin. Love them all to pieces! ENJOY and congrats. -April

 

[Half Moon Ranch]

I'm not sure if anyone else has done this, but we raised our chicks with 24-7 access to music.
There is a stereo in the room the brooder is in and they got accustomed to classical mostly, but always something relaxing and soothing.
The first time I played guitar for them was fun and I serenaded them with "Blackbird"
Since they've moved outside it seemed something was missing until I dragged a small radio out this evening and it immediately got an audience.
The radio is the black object up near the handle of the rake.
I let them listen for a couple hours until the sun went down and one by one I collected up a pile of Silkies and deposited them in their new home where they once again became a pile. lol

Anyone else expose their chickens to music???

 

[Fancychooklady]

Hi all! We are week old silkie parents of possibly 2 hen & 1 roo, time will tell. We are also first time chicken parents! We also have 3 brown leghorn pullets & are
First time duck parents to 2 khaki Campbell babies. We have fallen head over heels in love with our new additions!!! We are thoroughly enjoying reading everyone's posts about their silkie experiences & decided that it is about time that we introduce ourselves! No one warned how addicting chickens were! And so it begins!!!

. Yes they certainly are addictive. You will hear the term ' chicken math ' often. Sounds like you have already fallen victim to it.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I'm not sure if anyone else has done this, but we raised our chicks with 24-7 access to music. There is a stereo in the room the brooder is in and they got accustomed to classical mostly, but always something relaxing and soothing. The first time I played guitar for them was fun and I serenaded them with "Blackbird" Since they've moved outside it seemed something was missing until I dragged a small radio out this evening and it immediately got an audience. The radio is the black object up near the handle of the rake. I let them listen for a couple hours until the sun went down and one by one I collected up a pile of Silkies and deposited them in their new home where they once again became a pile. lol Anyone else expose their chickens to music???

Lol, my daughter if flying to Paris this week as part of a choir that will perform at the dawn service on Anzac Day at Le Somme . Blackbird is part of their repitoir When she gets back I'll get her to sing to my chooks. It will be a captive audience .

 

[SamanthaDixie]

maggie is officially my new favorite chicken. she loves hanging out on my shoulder and arms

 

[Sylvester017]

I just prefer scrambled cause using my own eggs assure lovely yellow scrambled egg and the eat the lot. I hate peeling boiled eggs and I don't want the eggs to even vaguely resemble the shape of an egg. Egg eaters are hard to break. Once again just personal preference , there is no right or wrong here.

I WISH mine like scrambled! It would be so much easier. That's why I invested in a little Egg Genie to hard-boil eggs and I just keep a half dozen or so on hand either for ourselves or to give as treats to the girls once in a while. I too don't like giving the shape of an egg (or even raw egg to give them a taste for it) so I halve it sideways instead of lengthwise and hold it in my hand and they eat it so fast they don't even notice it had a shape! Of course I'm talking only 4 hens and not a 50-bird flock!