Silkie thread!

[sonderah]

we had one here do that, it was like seriously? nooooo lol

IKR! I thought I was hallucinating. Lol

 

[kada6305]

Just ordered my silkie eggs lastnight! Will be setting 6-8 on Friday (depends how many of them make it in shipment) I already have 10 eggs set of my current flock of Sussex and Sussex mixes. 7/10 are developing and 3 not sure. Can't wait to have babies around! At what age do silkies usually start to go broody? Just wondering if I can expect silkies that hatch out to go broody next summer or after they are a year old.

 

[TiaRC]

Just ordered my silkie eggs lastnight! Will be setting 6-8 on Friday (depends how many of them make it in shipment) I already have 10 eggs set of my current flock of Sussex and Sussex mixes. 7/10 are developing and 3 not sure. Can't wait to have babies around! At what age do silkies usually start to go broody? Just wondering if I can expect silkies that hatch out to go broody next summer or after they are a year old.

I've had silkies go broody from 5 month old to a little over a year old. I've had a few that went broody before they ever laid. It just depends on the Silkie. My very docial and always wanna be held silkies, tend to brood early and often. So I take special care with holding my babies and getting them use to me ASAP.

 

[Going Quackers]

I've had silkies go broody from 5 month old to a little over a year old.

Been my experience too. I have one broody on NOTHING not even an egg and she has no roo with her anymore.. she had a clutch earlier in the season lol

 

[Going Quackers]

IKR! I thought I was hallucinating. Lol

You do wonder that!

 

[kada6305]

Okay, great! I plan on using them to hatch out my other breeds used for meat/eggs. And of course more silkies! So there is a chance they will go broody next spring then. I've never had a broody hen before...they just lay flat on a nest? Or how do you tell the difference of a broody hen and a hen who is just taking awhile to lay. I used to think my Sussex was going broody but turns out she jsut likes sitting on the nest for an hour after she lays her egg.

 

[TiaRC]

Okay, great! I plan on using them to hatch out my other breeds used for meat/eggs. And of course more silkies! So there is a chance they will go broody next spring then. I've never had a broody hen before...they just lay flat on a nest? Or how do you tell the difference of a broody hen and a hen who is just taking awhile to lay. I used to think my Sussex was going broody but turns out she jsut likes sitting on the nest for an hour after she lays her egg.

Beware the broody Silkie disease! If one gets it usually all them do. I had 4 hens share a egg crate nesting box and hatched 15 babies! They shared mothering duty lol

 

[Roxannemc]

EPP I cant say about your chick.s .by 4 1/2 months one of my roos had a good sized comb and then crowed but the black guy didnt have a big comb but was bigger than the rest...However a couple weeks later about 5 months he crowed so then i knew for sure.
My point you dont have too long to wait and youll know
And crowing at 5 weeks id be in shock! Glad i see it can happen

 

[The Hustons]

It's official Batman is a boy!!Finally crowed again this morning !! First crow at 13 weeks & then nothing (that I heard anyway) until this morning . Woohoo !!!!

 

[gidget106]

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!

Beautiful photos! Pits are big babies. I love em. How about Marilyn for the blonde?? (Assuming it is a hen, lol.)