Silkie thread!

[lzeynep]

What temperature range can my 11-12 week old silkies tolerate for extended periods of time?
Our weather sort of decided to revert back to the low 40's at night and mid 50's during the day.
Last night I used a 125w IR lamp in their coop and with a outdoor low of 44° F this morning, the interior of the coop got down to 59°.
I don't want to stress the kids out and was wondering if I should let them out during the day when the temp is in the lower 50's?

YES all of a sudden our temperature got low too! It's a shame cause I wanted to build my coop

 

[Half Moon Ranch]

YES all of a sudden our temperature got low too! It's a shame cause I wanted to build my coop

Ours just barely got out there and it went from warm and sunny to cool and rainy.
I just have a feeling that cold + wet + young chicken = something bad.

 

[workinnanie]

We just hatched our first silkie of the season. Our temp last night (Minnesota) was 30 degrees. Thank heavens for a well feathered mama! The baby is toasty warm. Mama has three more eggs to hatch! I don't use any heat for my chickens and have not had any issues so far. It was a treat to walk in the barn & hear that little thing
peeping!

 

[Cynthia12]

Ilove..this would be the silkie thread..yep.

 

[roostercantrell]

We just hatched our first silkie of the season. Our temp last night (Minnesota) was 30 degrees. Thank heavens for a well feathered mama! The baby is toasty warm. Mama has three more eggs to hatch! I don't use any heat for my chickens and have not had any issues so far. It was a treat to walk in the barn & hear that little thing
peeping!

awww soo cute hope it does well and the kids are cute as well

 

[subhanalah]

Could this little paint in the foreground be a frizzle? I don't see how it's possible, both parents are silkies.

 

[Cynthia12]

Could this little paint in the foreground be a frizzle? I don't see how it's possible, both parents are silkies.

Silkie feathers will twerk out..for not a better word..lol..while they are growing out, even when they are not frizzle. By guess is, it is not a frizzle. I am trying for a couple of paints in my bator right now. Hope they make it, they are very pretty.

 

[subhanalah]

Do they seem kind of small or behind for 3.5 weeks old? I'm used to LF, so I'm not sure lol.

 

[Cynthia12]

Do they seem kind of small or behind for 3.5 weeks old? I'm used to LF, so I'm not sure lol.

They look to be right on size wise. Pretty babies.

 

[Sylvester017]

If you had a dozen roos your opinion on wing clipping might be quite different. I have clean faced and bearded silkies and I can say without hesitation that the clean faced ones are much better rounded than the bearded. The bearded often walk into me and freak out, they are often more nervy and jumpy .Plenty of breeders trim around the eyes , some even hold the fluff up with elastic hair bands between shows. If your birds free range and they can't see they are at a distinct disadvantage .

Hi - yes in your situation with such a large flock and bevy of aerial predators in your area that would be to your advantage. In my 4-hen backyard flock it hasn't been necessary. I have a jittery spooky kooky jumpy scaredy cat APA Ameraucana who can see fine but still spooks and runs into things. From my sharing with others who have the same breed it is just a breed characteristic and she'd still run into things if she was completely bald LOL.