Silkie thread!

[Ohmyheart]

Oh my goodness they are so stinking cute. Make me want more but I'll restrain myself

 

[atmaclean]

Is this wry neck!? I hatched 4 (of 6) exhibition/show quality Silkie eggs a couple weeks ago. Today I came home from work and found this!!! She is twisting her head and puts it between her front legs. I tried to upload a short video clip but it says I don't have the right extension. I'm using an iPhone. I just hand fed her some kaytee exact (6ml) because I don't know if she has eaten all day! I will go get the vitamins in Dr. Stanfords treatment protocol if that is what this is. Will have to try tomorrow to get the prednisone. She was in with her 3 siblings in a huge Rubbermaid tub with pine shavings, Brinsea heater, water and food. Plenty of room. I give the BOB probiotics in their water as directed and they eat the nutrena chick starter. Any idea if this is wry neck? Thanks in advance for any advice, tips, or info!!

Angela
Stressed in NC

 

[Relynn]

So, I have 7-8 week old Silkie babies... is it normal for them to lose a lot of their head feathers??? Or is one of the other chickens plucking them?? I am a bit worried, they are so small. I have already separated them from my 7 week old chicks because they seemed to like stacking on top of each other in the furthest corner...

 

[FishMtFarm]

Looking for self blue Silkie hatching eggs and you must ship. If anyone has any, please let me know!

 

[TattooedChicks]

Jumping on the bandwagon- I got my first silkie today after swearing up and down that I didn't need one and would only ever do hard feathered bantams... But no one ever told me how stinking cute they are!!!

 

[Michelle Guynn]

View attachment 1077247 Jumping on the bandwagon- I got my first silkie today after swearing up and down that I didn't need one and would only ever do hard feathered bantams... But no one ever told me how sticking cute they are!!!

Yep can't get much cuter.

 

[adrikeen]

Your Silkie is not "off" but is a non-bearded variety. Both bearded and non-bearded are accepted by the ABA. In the U.K. the non-bearded is more common than the bearded in the USA. See feathersite.com website to see the Silkies and how different they can look.

This is just a quick funny of a novice Silkie Mom....for years I've had the bearded variety and assumed they were the norm. I recently had 16 Silkie babies - all white- that I swore up and down were mixed with something else. Nope...non bearded. What a difference in appearance!!! They are also 2x as big.

 

[ambe0487]

I got this beauty today from a local gal whose flock was picking on it a lot. The gal said it was approximately 6 months old but had' crowed or layer yet. What are your thoughts cockerel or pullet?

 

[Relynn]

View attachment 1077801View attachment 1077802 View attachment 1077780 View attachment 1077786 I got this beauty today from a local gal whose flock was picking on it a lot. The gal said it was approximately 6 months old but had' crowed or layer yet. What are your thoughts cockerel or pullet?

Looks like it could go either way... mine was not bearded though, and that comb is smaller than mine was... pretty either way....

 

[Mama Bay]

Happy is about 5 weeks dark brown with chipmunk stripes.

Joy is also about 5 weeks old and light brown with chipmunk stripes quite a bit smaller than Happy.

Cloud is about 10-12 weeks old and I'm pretty sure he's a he...
Wondering if anyone has insight on the coloring and/or sex of the first 2. These are my first silkies!