Silkie thread!

[Chapel Hill Chicks]

Wow, that's plenty of land! As for having four hens for two Silkie roos, the number is good. The problem is with the size, but I can only speak from my own experience. I have a Silkie roo who was supposed to be a pullet, and he's a scrappy little guy who hangs with the big chicks and defers to my enormous Welsummer rooster. The problem is that the big hens don't take him seriously. I have a couple of Cream Legbars who are on the small side, and they will squat for him, but he's still too little to effectively "do the deed." One of the girl's tail feathers are a big of a mess from him.

I have some bantam pullets shipping to me in a couple of months to keep him more satisfied, and in the meantime, I'm building a separate run for him and his future harem.

 

[Lamaremybabies]

Wow, that's plenty of land! As for having four hens for two Silkie roos, the number is good. The problem is with the size, but I can only speak from my own experience. I have a Silkie roo who was supposed to be a pullet, and he's a scrappy little guy who hangs with the big chicks and defers to my enormous Welsummer rooster. The problem is that the big hens don't take him seriously. I have a couple of Cream Legbars who are on the small side, and they will squat for him, but he's still too little to effectively "do the deed." One of the girl's tail feathers are a big of a mess from him.

I have some bantam pullets shipping to me in a couple of months to keep him more satisfied, and in the meantime, I'm building a separate run for him and his future harem.

Ok. I guess I'll have to see. And as for the hens being bigger I was reading and the hens should only be about a pound larger so not too bad. Obviously as they mature things might change but right now besides the fact that the "boys" "fight" they are all buddies, which I guess has to do with the fact that they are all the same age and general size. also they have all lived with each other almost the whole time I've had them. The silkies were replacement chicks after the original 6 GSL I had didn't all make it (Two passed away a day after I got them).

 

[abbevilleoz]

Ok. I guess I'll have to see. And as for the hens being bigger I was reading and the hens should only be about a pound larger so not too bad. Obviously as they mature things might change but right now besides the fact that the "boys" "fight" they are all buddies, which I guess has to do with the fact that they are all the same age and general size. also they have all lived with each other almost the whole time I've had them. The silkies were replacement chicks after the original 6 GSL I had didn't all make it (Two passed away a day after I got them).

This is my wife's favorite baby we hatched about a month ago. She's from a pet Silkie Roo and an old BO hen. It took our little roo a while but he finally mastered his technique.

 

[Lamaremybabies]

This is my wife's favorite baby we hatched about a month ago. She's from a pet Silkie Roo and an old BO hen. It took our little roo a while but he finally mastered his technique.

That my friend is a gorgeous bird.

 

[abbevilleoz]

That my friend is a gorgeous bird. 

Thank you! She is special. She loves attention!

 

[Lamaremybabies]

Thank you! She is special. She loves attention!

I bet. And I mean just look at her, the feathering is just so WOW.

 

[Aria]

Quote: Just a guess...I think they are both roosters. When you hear a crow...you will know for sure.
Regards, Aria

 

[Lamaremybabies]

Just a guess...I think they are both roosters. When you hear a crow...you will know for sure.
Regards, Aria

So I've been hearing (Not the crowing, the rooster thing though) you know how roosters always let the hens have the "goods" well I got dried mealworms today and gave them a few and not once did either of the siliestake it first, they tried it and then both backed away. So I know that can be a rooster trait but it could also just mean that they are at the bottom of the pecking order. But isn't it still a little early for them to have already formed a pecking order? the aren't even quite a month old.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

How old are they I think chicks start a pecking order about a day or two after they hatch once they are up and running around and stuff more they bump and run into each other to do it

 

[Lamaremybabies]

How old are they I think chicks start a pecking order about a day or two after they hatch once they are up and running around and stuff more they bump and run into each other to do it

They will be a month old on Monday.