Silkie thread!

[Adoravachick]

looky what I made

This is adorable!

 

[ChicksNherps]

This is adorable!

It's supposed to be a partridge silkie

, but I may have made the head a little too big

 

[sheeshshe]

This is my silkie roo Fred. There are 4 chicks under him keeping warm. I go out every night and pick them all up and put them in the coop. And every night there are 3-4 chicks under him keep warm. I call him Momma Fred!

I just love that!

 

[sheeshshe]

Not sure on the wings if they're identical. I have various pictures. She breeds splash, black, and blue. She may have gotten soem washed out and needs to introduce more dark into it??

 

[Sanna]

looky what I made

That looks like something you can eat?

 

[ChicksNherps]

That looks like something you can eat?

it's clay, my sister thought it was dough and peanut butter too

 

[peepblessed]

This is my silkie roo Fred. There are 4 chicks under him keeping warm. I go out every night and pick them all up and put them in the coop. And every night there are 3-4 chicks under him keep warm. I call him Momma Fred!

That is soooo sweet!

looky what I made

it's clay, my sister thought it was dough and peanut butter too

I was sure it was edible! It made me hungry!

 

[Sanna]

it's clay, my sister thought it was dough and peanut butter too

It looks like fudge or chocolate or something. lol That's awesome.

 

[CALI CHICK]

These are great!!

I know how exciting that is!! Do you still have your roos?

I agree -all the pictures are sweet.

Peepblessed,
Yes, I kept Leo Pierre (splash silkie rooster) but did sell Mr. Puff (the bigger splash rooster) 2 weeks ago. The eggs in the bator are Mr. Puffs because he was dominant enough over Mysty Blue to breed her. Mysty Blue is just now beginning to submit to Leo Pierre. They were locked up in the coop together during those rain storms and I guess they bonded! I notice Mysty Blue following Leo Pierre around and "following orders". If he gets a drink, the 2 girls get a drink. If he scratches for food, the 2 girls do the same.....it is so cute to see them stand around in their little triangle. Leo Pierre seems very content and stands as tall as he can.

 

[mariaschickens]

I have 3 silkies and this weekend I discovered they were HEAVILY infested with red mites. I think they came in on the new hay bale I picked up from the feed store.

I spent last night dusting them with Sevin dust, and spent all of today bathing them with flea shampoo, blow-drying, re-dusting, and feeding them scrambled egg and liver to try and help them make more red blood cells. I'm pretty sure they are anemic, and they seem kind of thin to me. I also think it knocked down their immune systems because they are having a CRD flare-up.

I'm positive this is because they sleep on the floor. Is there anything I can do to help prevent them from getting so heavily infested again? I cleaned out the bedding, dusted the floor and fresh bedding(no hay this time, just shavings) and coop corners as well, but I'm in the middle of integrating so I'll have to do a deeper de-mite clean after she's joined the group.

Has anyone successfully roost-trained their silkies? I can build one their height, but will they use it?!

If you build a roost they will use it!! Mine use theres all the time.