Silkie thread!

[DOUGNASH]

I am looking for one quality healthy black bearded known pullet

I have 2 buff and would like to add a black if anyone in NY, NJ, CT or PA can help

I am not allowed to keep roosters where I live


Will take road trip to pick up

Looking for a really puffy head like my Buttercup

Gracie Mae is in the back on the left







I got them both from a very nice woman named Cindy in the catskills

I believe she has a few more for sale as well as some golden pheasants and some peacocks & hens

They are both soooo sweet and friendly.

They are very well cared for and receive a lot of attention at my home.

Thank you

Chris

 

[DOUGNASH]

few more picks

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

They are lovely! I especially like Buttercup

 

[mmrmm]

Red is almost definitely a roo judging by that comb. If he is young it could be that he just hasn't grown in his mature feathers yet. The streamers will come in after his first adult molt. The other two are most likely hens.

Red is crowing now, if I had only waited one more day I would have known, thanks FoxholeFarm.

 

[judy mclean]

I pick mine up and pet him in front of the hens. It kind of Shames him into who's the boss that being me! It worked so far for me.... Give it a try. It took a few times but eventually he got the hint

I sure will do that ya he thinks hes the boss i will shame him ty

 

[Suzierd]

Thanks. I think one of her LF sisters got the burs out and the tomato stuff is coming out by itself. She's a pullet right? I'm 99.99% sure, but She's 20 weeks old. She looks like this now. Her crest did look like this before.

Very pretty! Are you sure that's a girl?

 

[TiaRC]

Yes it's a hen

Thanks. I think one of her LF sisters got the burs out and the tomato stuff is coming out by itself. She's a pullet right? I'm 99.99% sure, but She's 20 weeks old. She looks like this now. Her crest did look like this before.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Hello all, I am new to this thread and the silkie world. I recently (two weeks ago) bought 5 chicks from My Pet Chicken. I think I may have just found out the hard way that silkies need supplement vitamins... One of my five fuzzy babies whom my six year old son named Love, broke her leg really badly. Unfortunately when I took her to the vet she informed me it was in her best interest to just let her go and euthanize her. It was a hard decision but she was suffering so. The vet mentioned it could be a vitamin deficiency that contributed or even possibly Mareks. When Mareks was mentioned I immediately decided to opt to have a necropsy performed to give me peace of mind and not to mention her four sisters that have been in contact with her. I have read a couple other comments about silkies and supplements now that have done some research...Oh this has just been so terrible. I just hope it will be okay. I bought rooster booster soluable vitamins to put in their water. I'm praying that this is all it was. My poor babies..

It's hard to have to be the one that makes that decision , but we all have to make one day. These issues aren't just isolated to the silkie breed . Correct and proper feed costs a little more than your average layer pellet and getting the correct calcium/phosphorous ratio is a science. Healthy parent stock are essential to healthy chicks. Then there is feed storage, did you know that after 2 weeks of packaging the added vitamin and minerals begin to deteriorate and that humidity in the air can accelerate this process. With this in mind , it is best to only buy as much feed as you can use in a week or so, store it in an airtight container , away from from the sun and yes , routinely add vitamin supplements to their water. It is the cheapest and easiest way to ensure that your flock getting their required needs.
Good luck with your remaining chicks.

 

[Twinklin]

Here's my little Bunny at a little over 4 months. She's amazing. I love her to death. She's so brave for such a tiny chicken. She runs right into the flock of older chickens to get in on the treats while all the other young chickens are are still too afraid to get that close to the big girls. She's becoming pretty independent recently too.



The Blue Orpington in the middle is Bunny's best friend.

 

[Suzierd]

Yes it's a hen

Wow, I'm amazed at that bump and curve in the beak in that top picture looks like a boy. That's what my chick looks like except more of a black instead of blue but has the gold spots like that and Beatle green in the tail. Which leans towards boy.