Silkie thread!

[Sylvester017]

Here's the little partridge that was in such a hurry. Only took it 15 minutes to get out.

You gotta name him/her "Speedy" haha!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Hello I am new to chicken farming. I have 6 chickens; 5 hens and 1 rooster. I have 2 leghorn mixes, 3 silkie/cochin mixes and 1 silkie.

My question is about the silkie. Her wings are really weird (assuming abnormal). Her feathers that are on the tip of her wings do not have any barbs/ barbules, only the veins. Should I be concerned? She is going to be a year old next month. She's broody (but nice about it) and a loner from the group. I have recently noticed her wings change around the same time she became broody. And clumps of her fluffy feathers on the ground... not at an alarming rate but I don't notice any other chicken's feathers anywhere.

Check for lice or mites, but could just be molting... some molt as soon as they go broody, some after the chicks are hatched...

 

[Ravynscroft]

What's the difference between a Blue Silkie and a Gray Silkie?

While the blue color visually looks gray, grays are actually slang for gray partridge/silver partridge...

 

[ellassilkies]

i will have 3 female day old silkie chicks for sale for pickup the week of arpil 24
must be placed with ONLY other silkies
cannot be used as food

 

[ChickenMama6RIR]

5-6 a week is normal in my experience. When they are actually laying, they are my best layers. They go broody several times a year so they are not good producers.

I always have some silkie eggs to eat, though, no matter what time of year. Even if the large fowl are taking a break the silkies are dependable.

I have 19 mature hens. 5 are broody. I got 12 eggs yesterday and today.

That's amazing!!!

i will have 3 female day old silkie chicks for sale for pickup the week of arpil 24
must be placed with ONLY other silkies
cannot be used as food

Aww so your selling them?

 

[Janie hall]

Just let my babies outside for some sunshine for the first time. Aren't they precious

 

[Sylvester017]

While the blue color visually looks gray, grays are actually slang for gray partridge/silver partridge...

So the Partridge in the APA is a Brown/Gold Partridge while Gray is Gray/Silver Partridge? Gosh, photos would be helpful in these descriptions. The Gray Silkies thread has so many variations of Gray. Guess it's sort of like the regular Partridge -- a large variety in shades of coloring.

 

[Sylvester017]

i will have 3 female day old silkie chicks for sale for pickup the week of arpil 24
must be placed with ONLY other silkies
cannot be used as food

How are you certain the day-olds are female?

 

[moomoodiddy]

How are you certain the day-olds are female?

that is what I am also wondering

 

[moomoodiddy]

What's the difference between a Blue Silkie and a Gray Silkie?

grey is silver partridge.