Silkie thread!

[only1bgirl]

New Silkie person here, Im wondering if any of you have seem this with a hatchling? Going on ten hours old and does not stand prone yet.

 

[judy mclean]

does this one look like a hen or roo

 

[Sylviaanne]

New Silkie person here, Im wondering if any of you have seem this with a hatchling? Going on ten hours old and does not stand prone yet.

I have not read what anyone else has said about this but yes, I had one in my last hatching that walked on it's butt. I put it back in the bator and left it for 2 more days, the end of the 3 days after it hatched and when I put it in with the other chicks it took about another day and it was walking like the others. I don't know why it was like that but it's fine now.

LOL There is only one post between your post and mine. Hopefully, someone with more knowledge than me will respond soon.

 

[only1bgirl]

@Sylviaanne
That's good to know thank you! This is my sixth Silkie chick. I hope this chick makes it, so cute, the fluffiest and most roily poly one yet. Strange little birds, I really like them they have such diverse personalities.

 

[kada6305]

So excited, we are making our silkie coop today! 6X6. I know they don't fly. would 3 ft be tall enough for them to have some roosting places?

 

[Sylvester017]

I've tried Poultry Protector on my pigeons and it didn't work. Is there something else that's natural?

On my chickens who are not lice/mite infested I follow directions on the label when first starting a chicken on Poultry Protector. One application treatment with a 9 day followup and then a once-a-month treatment thereafter throughout the year. Now this is my policy on non-infested birds.

For lice infested birds I was more aggressive. I received an order of two juvenile birds that were infested with lice, poor babies and shame on the breeder! Anyway, I applied Poultry Protector 3 days in a row so that by end of week there were no more creepy crawlies on those girls. I followed up treatments the following week just to be sure I got rid of any new parasite hatches on birds or housing. The Poultry Protector label says it can be used as often as desired. Now we didn't just spray the birds but the entire housing cracks/crevices and changed out bedding completely every day for a week. You have to get aggressive with infestations and I stay away from dusts/powders to treat birds because it acts as irritants to their respiratory system.

I have used Poultry Protector on infested birds and cleared them up but you have to be diligent and thorough with treating both birds and housing when there's an active infestation. Can't use Poultry Protector just once or twice and the spray has to touch the skin, not the feathers, to be effective. The first day we treated the juvenile shipment once in the morning and again in the evening before roost. Then 2 more days in a row including bedding and housing cracks/crevices and cleaning out old and putting in new bedding everyday.

If you aren't satisfied with organic Poultry Protector, Cackle Hatchery website offers another liquid spray brand but I can't testify to its effectiveness since Poultry Protector has worked for us for 3 years now and never had to use anything else.

I believe Fancychooklady uses a different brand of spray treatment in her country but she avoids using powders also.

 

[Teila]

She looks super sweet!

Despite her imperfections she is adorable.

S
I agree. What a sweet beauty.

Thank you

Yep, she is an absolute sweetheart and doing a wonderful job on her very first clutch of eggs.

 

[Fancychooklady]

On my chickens who are not lice/mite infested I follow directions on the label when first starting a chicken on Poultry Protector.  One application treatment with a 9 day followup and then a once-a-month treatment thereafter throughout the year.  Now this is my policy on non-infested birds. 

For lice infested birds I was more aggressive.  I received an order of two juvenile birds that were infested with lice, poor babies and shame on the breeder!  Anyway, I applied Poultry Protector 3 days in a row so that by end of week there were no more creepy crawlies on those girls.  I followed up treatments the following week just to be sure I got rid of any new parasite hatches on birds or housing.  The Poultry Protector label says it can be used as often as desired.  Now we didn't just spray the birds but the entire housing cracks/crevices and changed out bedding completely every day for a week.  You have to get aggressive with infestations and I stay away from dusts/powders to treat birds because it acts as irritants to their respiratory system.

I have used Poultry Protector on infested birds and cleared them up but you have to be diligent and thorough with treating both birds and housing when there's an active infestation.  Can't use Poultry Protector just once or twice and the spray has to touch the skin, not the feathers, to be effective.  The first day we treated the juvenile shipment once in the morning and again in the evening before roost.  Then 2 more days in a row including bedding and housing cracks/crevices and cleaning out old and putting in new bedding everyday.

If you aren't satisfied with organic Poultry Protector, Cackle Hatchery website offers another liquid spray brand but I can't testify to its effectiveness since Poultry Protector has worked for us for 3 years now and never had to use anything else.

I believe Fancychooklady uses a different brand of spray treatment in her country but she avoids using powders also.

There is a relatively new product available in the US and UK . It is a sugar based insecticide called spinosad. It has been certified organic and while it was originally designed to be a ' premise spray ' new studies involve ingesting the product and topical use. Might be worth looking into.



http://www.parapro.com/documents/USDA_National_Organics_Board_Review.pdf

 

[blipit007]

My babies are now 4 months old! I know the sex on a few... have some solid guesses on some, but this one is really tricky. I am really hoping for a girl as I have 12 chicks and it looks like only 5 may be female...












VERY MANLY POSE HERE, BUT I THINK SOMETHING SCARED HER SO SHE HACKLED UP...

 

[blipit007]

Here are the two I am willing to bet are definitely females. Please don't let me be wrong!

MARBLES CHECKING OUT TAJAH!










SOME SAY PIT BULLS ARE VISOUS...







THESE TWO GIRLS ARE SO CUTE! I NEED A NAME FOR THE BLOND!











MARBLES IS A PORCELAIN, WHY IS SHE SO GREY?



SHE HAS A CROOKED NOSE! BUT PERFECT IN MY EYES!