Silkie thread!

[Ravynscroft]

One of the girls I hatched from some of Ravyn's eggs..she's a beauty. I have already clipped around the eyes once, did it again after this photo. She can see again. Love her! Which is the head..which is the bum?

Now she looks just like her mum, lol...

 

[Sylvester017]

Is there a way to get my silkie boys to crow less? I use no-crow collars, but they still manage to be loud. Any tips that don't involve eating or otherwise removing them from me would be greatly appreciated.

I actually had a boy that DIDN'T crow, but he passed on, so I have two screechy boys to worry about.

When cockerels start to crow they never seem to stop until they get older. Keep them in a darkened garage at night so they don't disturb you or the neighbors at 1:00 or 2:00 or 4:00 a.m. During the day you and/or your neighbors will have to cope with their screechy crowing. I had to re-home my sweet Partridge boy because he mounted his sister way too much and crowed way too much and I'm not zoned for roos. Velcro Crow Collars or Velcro Chicken Diapers don't work well on Silkie fluffy "hair" and seems to pull out feathers so I stopped using Velcro around Silkies. For chicken diapers in-house to use on recuperating birds I make my own diapers without Velcro.

 

[FishMtFarm]

@RubyNala97 is in NY, breeds Paint and is NPIP... she's not on BYC much anymore, but has a FB page... I can look it up later if you'd like... she has great stock and is wonderful to deal with...

I'm not on Facebook but if you could get me an email or something that would be great. Thanks!

 

[Goosegrrl]

Any advice on when to give a broody that you aren't allowing to actually sit eggs a couple of chicks.
She is young, about 7 months, laid a hand full of eggs and went broody.Seems determined even when I'm taking the eggs daily from where the other hens will lay in her area. She will still sit there on nothing.
So... how long should I let her keep at it before getting 2/3 chicks for her, and what are the chances of a young first time silkie of accepting? Do the chicks have to be fresh hatched, under a week... guidelines please.
Help appreciated.
I've let plenty of hens sit in the past but don't have experience with getting them to adopt.

*edit- darn phone wants to autocorrect broody.. to bloody every time. Lol

 

[SilkiesInSuburb]

When cockerels start to crow they never seem to stop until they get older. Keep them in a darkened garage at night so they don't disturb you or the neighbors at 1:00 or 2:00 or 4:00 a.m. During the day you and/or your neighbors will have to cope with their screechy crowing. I had to re-home my sweet Partridge boy because he mounted his sister way too much and crowed way too much and I'm not zoned for roos. Velcro Crow Collars or Velcro Chicken Diapers don't work well on Silkie fluffy "hair" and seems to pull out feathers so I stopped using Velcro around Silkies. For chicken diapers in-house to use on recuperating birds I make my own diapers without Velcro.

Thanks!!!!!! You don't know how much this means to me!!!

 

[FishMtFarm]

Any advice on when to give a broody that you aren't allowing to actually sit eggs a couple of chicks.
She is young, about 7 months, laid a hand full of eggs and went broody.Seems determined even when I'm taking the eggs daily from where the other hens will lay in her area. She will still sit there on nothing.
So... how long should I let her keep at it before getting 2/3 chicks for her, and what are the chances of a young first time silkie of accepting? Do the chicks have to be fresh hatched, under a week... guidelines please.
Help appreciated.
I've let plenty of hens sit in the past but don't have experience with getting them to adopt.

*edit- darn phone wants to autocorrect broody.. to bloody every time. Lol

Give em to her now. If she wants to sit and is that determined then she's ready. I had a hen broody for 3 days and gave her chicks. She took right to them. Introduce them at night and put them right under her. Just make sure your up early to check on them in the AM to make sure she took to them and they took to her.

 

[yoopergirl1211]

Hi! Does anyone know of a good place to order Bantam silkie eggs. I really want a paint? I think its called but any color other then white or buff/partridge would be cool. Hoping to hatch a rooster to keep and one of my Bantams just went broody. Thanks!

 

[Heather94]

Anyone know what color these babies will be? 3 of them. About a week old! Really hoping for a paint, but not sure. Thanks!

 

[Goosegrrl]

That bottom chick looks like my grey or silver partridge chicks.

 

[Sylvester017]

Thanks!!!!!! You don't know how much this means to me!!!

Awwwww! So glad my rambling helped

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FYI - BYC is doing a software conversion change which I wasn't aware of until today. I guess they are trying to keep a lot of info but some is going to be lost in the transition. See the BYC thread "BYC's Software Conversion"