Silkie thread!

[Sylvester017]

They are partridge chicks from partridge parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. The chick is feathering in black. I haven't had that pop up before.

Wouldn't it be cool if it turned out to be a Calico?

 

[Sylvester017]

I tried posting my first-ever-BYC-post via the free-birds thread, but for some reason it would just log me out. So, I'll try to post here. Maybe I can't sell as my first post?

I hatched 4 silkies. All 4 roos! Lol. Just my luck.

Does anyone want 2 silkie Roos for free. One ridiculously friendly (wants to be picked up), and one that is a bit aggressive to anything that moves (but is such a tiny little wimp, he turns tail and runs as soon as you dont back down). Both are free to a good home. Both black with some brown/grey accents around the neck. I can post pics this weekend if anyone is interested. I'm not even sure if this post will appear.

Central Wisconsin, just west of Wisconsin Dells. I would love to trade for a silkie hen or eggs I can incubate.

I think this new converted website has limited a lot of people from posting. Hope you find homes for your roos. Dealing with cockerel re-homing is one of many reasons I don't hatch but they are so darn cute though!

 

[WhisperingOaks]

Has anyone crossed a silkie with a dark egg layer? If so what color eggs did the cross make? Were they lighter or darker than you expected?

 

[Hinotori]

I give them all sorts of treats and when I put them someplace for a picture, all they do is eat the surroundings.

 

[moomoodiddy]

Wouldn't it be cool if it turned out to be a Calico?

Someone on one of the FB groups I'm on is working with calico.

 

[moomoodiddy]

Has anyone else experienced really dramatic and drawn out molts? I have a few hens that started molting and then went broody and now look a mess. They are already on high protein feed

 

[Hinotori]

I get hens that take forever to molt occasionally. The broody hen is currently doing that, but she doesn't look as bad as some have before

 

[kellyloveschad]

Well my discount baby's are none bearded and all my other silkies are bearded!! but on the plus said I have one handsome rooster baby!

 

[kellyloveschad]

How do I know if they are bantam or standard!

 

[moomoodiddy]

Bantams weigh a couple of pounds at the most and stand less than a foot tall(not exact measurements just good guesses). if you have a standard you will know