Silkie thread!

[RockerHen]

Just to entice you, here are my babies born in the past 2 days (there is one older one that is about 10 days old)

I especially love the one with the creamy buff coloring and the extra-puffy face! Sooo sweet!!

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

You guys are as bad as my kids! They are all saying to go ahead and start hatching too and that we can set up a brooder in our art room. I'm just so interested to see what our silikes and olive eggers will look like! I am planning on selling the chicks so I guess it's okay to get started......This time I think I will build a nice brooder pen. I usually just use our dog crate halfs as a brooder.

 

[CALI CHICK]

You guys are as bad as my kids! They are all saying to go ahead and start hatching too and that we can set up a brooder in our art room. I'm just so interested to see what our silikes and olive eggers will look like! I am planning on selling the chicks so I guess it's okay to get started......This time I think I will build a nice brooder pen. I usually just use our dog crate halfs as a brooder.

Yes, the brooder can get pretty dusty. I like to keep my babies in a big plastic container (with a heat lamp) until they go outside....in the office, schoolroom, artroom, etc!
Well, the brooder and chicks got kicked out.

I guess 6 silkie chicks (@ 8 weeks old can get pretty stinky and messy.) They were demoted to the garage where at least there is electricity for the heat lamp. Now they are 12 weeks old and actually prefer being outside. I'm hoping my DH will let me keep the new babies in the house for at least a week.

 

[DDNONIN2016]

Just to entice you, here are my babies born in the past 2 days (there is one older one that is about 10 days old)

Oh my goodness. Such fuzziness

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

I got framework of a carport from my parents a year ago. I got it put up today and found a 20x10 tarp in a cabinet that I did not know I had. So now I have a covered area for the Silkies when they go outside in a month or so. Just need to wire it up so it is predator proof and then build the pallet coop to go under it.

I also took the chicks out today in the tractor, they did not like it. New environment and a little cold. My orphan chick was fine, scratching around like normal. But the Silkies wanted none of it. My DW said they are diva's.

Sounds really nice. Are you going to post pics in the coop sections ? Would love to see your pallet coop

As I take pictures it will be in the "My Coop" part of my profile.

 

[Sanna]

Is it bad that it's 20 outside and i want to fire up the incubator??? I just need to figure out where to put the babies after they hatch....

I'd fire up the incubator if I had eggs to put in it....and if I had an incubator in the first place. lol

 

[littlecritters]

Just to entice you, here are my babies born in the past 2 days (there is one older one that is about 10 days old)

How is your calico project coming? I remember this summer, when you were going to focus on that variety. I hope it has been a rewarding project.

 

[Hennyhandler]

I have two birds that are getting their wing feathers in but they are curling at the end. They are not frizzles I know for sure. Its just the wing is curling up. Why is this? None of the others are doing this.

 

[SilkieTime]

Could other chicks be pulling on them?

 

[RockerHen]

Some of my 'juvies' checking out the layer house (and a EE hen

) These boys are definitely maturing! I have three OEGB hens I use for broodies that freerange around the farm, and they happened to pass by these guys while they were out, and omg. The three boys took off after them, wings and heads down, intent on mating the poor girls! The girls, however, are much more street smart (several years old) and immediately escaped up into the pear tree. The silly flightless boys were rather frustrated about that. Those darn teenage roosters, always have one thing on their mind