Silkie thread!

[Ramblin Rooster]

Hello Everyone I want to start breeding my silkies and make some breeding pens and then give them each a day to go into their big run, instead of making a bunch of smaller runs. Should I do shifts? How will I do this? Thanks!

 

[flockofbantams]

Freaking coon got our only silkie! I know it was a coon because only the head was gone

She/he was my daughters pet and she is so upset. This has not been a good week. One of our kittens was stillborn and my daughter worked for over 30 minutes to save him but it was just to late and then three days later her chicken is dead.

The local feed store has one more shipment of chicks coming in for the season and then they are done and guess what that last shipment is ... silkies! They wont let you pre-buy it's first come first serve (straight run only) so we'll be there when they open and get her a couple. Out of the 20 chicks we got back in April, 15 of them were roo's. Fingers crossed that we have better odds with the silkies. 

I'll post some pictures after we get them home.

That's terrible. My fingers are crossed, wishing you luck and saying a prayer that you get pullets!!!! I'm doing it all. Silkies are so hard to tell the sex of as chicks, the only too/pointer I can give is go for the smallest ones and something about how you can pick them up I read somewhere. If they are calmer in you hands they are one sex and the opposite for the other. Google that see what you can find out. Good luck! The good news the last batch for the season were silkies so its starting to look up for you!!!!

 

[Roxannemc]

EVERYONE HAS THE DISEASE, LOL so your NOT a lone.... hahahahha

You all are right !! It did start with HD disease and into CHEC pretty quickly.You did make me fell better.I have sold some..mostly babies. And sold 3 grown last week ....so proud of myself ..only to get double # in chicks.!!..
Im up to 40 grown give or take 10..LOL
Wonder does anyone have a problem with selling their grown ones? I mean I get feeling like im selling my children
Always making excuses..... maybe ill just wait a little while.......
.Oh wait a minute...!! isnt that a HOARDER???. OH NO!!!

 

[Roxannemc]

Looks like a hen , but a pic without wire would be better

I hope it is a girl because i have 2 blacks i thought were girls and someone pretty experienced told me that bleeding in the hackles is usually a male....that would mean i have 3 cockrels.. no pullets. Hope shes wrong....

 

[Lacrystol]

You all are right !! It did start with HD disease and into CHEC pretty quickly.You did make me fell better.I have sold some..mostly babies. And sold 3 grown last week ....so proud of myself ..only to get double # in chicks.!!..
Im up to 40 grown give or take 10..LOL
Wonder does anyone have a problem with selling their grown ones? I mean I get feeling like im selling my children
Always making excuses..... maybe ill just wait a little while.......
.Oh wait a minute...!! isnt that a HOARDER???. OH NO!!!

OMG, NO NEVER SAY HOARDING. That's a BAD WORD ON BYC. NEVER SAY THAT, your NOT an hoarder, you just have an Uncontrollable disease, IT"S OK breath. LOL

You know there is another stage of the disease, it starts out as HD (hatching disease) then goes into CSH, which is (Can't Stop Hatching), then CHEC (Can't Have Enough Chickens).

So we have three stages of the disease, BUT THERE IS A FOURTH ONE: GROCTGM... (Getting Rid Of Chicks To Get More). LOL

It sounds like you are at the Last stage but the disease will cycle ALL OVER from the Beginning stage...it just keeps continuing on and on.

LOL Absolutely NO CURE except to continue the cycle. Poor Poor thing, I totally feel for you and Everyone else, I am On my Eight Year Cycle. LOL....

 

[Roxannemc]

Freaking coon got our only silkie! I know it was a coon because only the head was gone

She/he was my daughters pet and she is so upset. This has not been a good week. One of our kittens was stillborn and my daughter worked for over 30 minutes to save him but it was just to late and then three days later her chicken is dead.

The local feed store has one more shipment of chicks coming in for the season and then they are done and guess what that last shipment is ... silkies! They wont let you pre-buy it's first come first serve (straight run only) so we'll be there when they open and get her a couple. Out of the 20 chicks we got back in April, 15 of them were roo's. Fingers crossed that we have better odds with the silkies.

I'll post some pictures after we get them home.

Rainer ...Sorry thats a really bad week...but
did you check Facebook chicken swap in your area ?or Craigs? might find some nice silkies on one of them also. Thats where most ppl in Mo advertise their chickens and eggs.. Good luck!

 

[bantambury]

Hey everyone!

Im back from almost 2 months of no BYC. I've been super busy with sending some of my chooks to new homes. marshie, my splash silkie, finally went to her new home with @starlingdaly yesterday, who has already fell in deep love with the little fluffy

. her eggs I incubated to hatch on the fourth of july all hatched.....with 4 roos and 1 hen! LOL

anyone in NC please PM me if you would love some of these cross cuties!

ANYWAYS out fair is coming up here in NC and im crazy excited to see some of the silkies there! I may order some catdance silkies to hatch and raise for the competitions next year...her silkies are dreamy.




heres happy little marshie after her accidental bath before she went to her new home!


I intended to wash her feet in the bucket of baby soap and water when she decided to flap and try to wriggle out.....that ended up with water and suds all over her! she loved the blow dryer though! who knew wet silkies smelled like wet dogs?!

 

[Fancychooklady]

Hey everyone! Im back from almost 2 months of no BYC. I've been super busy with sending some of my chooks to new homes. marshie, my splash silkie, finally went to her new home with @starlingdaly yesterday, who has already fell in deep love with the little fluffy . her eggs I incubated to hatch on the fourth of july all hatched.....with 4 roos and 1 hen! LOL anyone in NC please PM me if you would love some of these cross cuties! ANYWAYS out fair is coming up here in NC and im crazy excited to see some of the silkies there! I may order some catdance silkies to hatch and raise for the competitions next year...her silkies are dreamy. heres happy little marshie after her accidental bath before she went to her new home! I intended to wash her feet in the bucket of baby soap and water when she decided to flap and try to wriggle out.....that ended up with water and suds all over her! she loved the blow dryer though! who knew wet silkies smelled like wet dogs?!

Nice to have you back.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I hope it is a girl  because i have 2 blacks  i thought were girls and someone  pretty experienced  told me that bleeding in the hackles is usually a male....that would mean i have 3 cockrels.. no  pullets.  Hope shes wrong.... 

The colour theory might work with some lines , but not mine. I have leakage in hens.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I'd like to say hen , but it looks very rooish in this pic.