Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

That is just too cute!  Which momma does she follow first or no difference?

Whoever makes the ' food ' cluck. I often have to pick both of them up to locate chickee.

 

[emvickrey]

I bring in hens inside in the cold weather. I have 1 silkie hen that is raising 4 orp chicks and I have another silkie hen that her babies should hatch the 21st. I just put eggs under 2 broody's outside. One of them is a little over a hear old and is broody for her 2nd time. I didn't let her raise any babies the first time because once I brought her in she refused to sit..

I need to get the orp chicks outside now that it is warm and put the splash hen back in her pen. Then I'll move the one with eggs to the water trough the other hen and chicks are in that I will move out so she has more room for her and her babies. She is in a storage tote right now since she don't move much anyway. I forget off hand what I have under her. They are either silkie or silver sebrights or both. I dont' have my log book right here.

 

[emvickrey]

I've been worming my chickens with "Ivermectin" which is a one-dose injectible paste wormer tube - about $7 and lasts a long time. Approved by my breeder and our vet who does exotics, birds, cats, and dogs. It is effective against the dreaded Gapeworm, Tapeworm, etc.

For chickens the paste is NOT given orally but on the SKIN under the chicken's wing. I don't use other wormers because some of my chickens eat/drink a lot and others not so much so I prefer an exact dosage method. A lot easier than mixing wormers in waterers or feeders or not knowing how much the chickens have ingested.

Ivermectin paste dosage: One drop equivalent per pound of bird's weight. Example: If chicken weighs 5-lbs we put 2 drop equivalent under one wing skin and 3 drop equivalent under the other wing skin. For a 2-lb Silkie we put one drop equivalent under each wing. We do this in the evening after chickens go to roost as they are calmer then. We guess-timate the paste drop equivalent on a Q-tip and use a fresh Q-tip for each bird. I do this 3x/year. Larger flocks probably should be 4x/year.

Some say Ivermectin doesn't work on birds. Excuse me, but I just got my vet's lab report and my hens are worm-free 3 years in a row, thank you!

We also use an organic OMRI product called POULTRY PROTECTOR very effective against lice/mites/scaly leg on hens and coop - directions on bottle. No poison dusts or DE for our girls!

Any more questions PM me - Smiles

Now that makes more sense to use ivermectin now that I know how it is used. Does it soak into their skin or do they eat it from under their wing? I think I may try that next time. My birds are separated by color except for the sizzles and the most I have in a pen is 7. I have a pair of silver sebrights and a trio of black orps whick I plan to add some more girls when they grow up.

 

[Iluvmysilkies]

2x of the chicks hatched yesterday are hers.




This is ' baby ' ginger.

Your babies are so cute. I just took a couple quick pics of my two partridge chicks. Maybe you could tell me what color they will be...?
One has thinner stripes, and the other has much thicker stripes. Is any of that going to make a difference in their color? Does wider stripes mean darker color? Or are they both going to look the same? What are they likely to look like as adults? These are my first partridge babies and I dont know much about the color so I dont know what to expect.. I'm particularly excited about the lighter one with the big vault, it's my favorite

 

[Fancychooklady]

Your babies are so cute. I just took a couple quick pics of my two partridge chicks. Maybe you could tell me what color they will be...? One has thinner stripes, and the other has much thicker stripes. Is any of that going to make a difference in their color? Does wider stripes mean darker color? Or are they both going to look the same? What are they likely to look like as adults? These are my first partridge babies and I dont know much about the color so I dont know what to expect.. I'm particularly excited about the lighter one with the big vault, it's my favorite

Soo cute! One with eyebrows and one with eyeliner. Your littler vaulted scull baby could be more like gingers momma. This is her.

In some breeds they say that the ones with eyeliner are hens, it will be interesting to see if that is the case for your little ones.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Update on gingers chicks 2 partridge and 2 blue/black one of which is bearded.

 

[CrazyChookLady5]

I have a canon EOS 1000D with zoom lens.






And some simply beautiful subjects.

wow! these are Beautiful! your a great photographer!

 

[CrazyChookLady5]

What does everyone on here do with unwanted rooster??

 

[Pinkaboo]

I'd like to know that too, do you kill them as soon as you know they are cockerels to save feeding them or wait till big enough to eat( not that I'd eat one of my own)

 

[subhanalah]

I'd like to know that too, do you kill them as soon as you know they are cockerels to save feeding them or wait till big enough to eat( not that I'd eat one of my own)

do silkies ever really "get big enough to eat"?