Silkie thread!

[Three Silkies]

Awwww! They are SO cute!

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

So my DW wants to know at what age can she start bathing and blow drying the Silkies? She thinks it is cool that you can do that. Ours are currently 6-8 weeks old and mostly feathered in.

 

[ChicksNherps]

So my DW wants to know at what age can she start bathing and blow drying the Silkies? She thinks it is cool that you can do that. Ours are currently 6-8 weeks old and mostly feathered in.

I started at 5 weeks

but that's because I love bathing them. I currently give my 4 month old a bath every other day or so with a mild shampoo, I found johnson's baby shampoo works the best and makes them smell the best. If you are using a regular blowdrier though you will want to use the warm or cool settings so you don't cook them.

 

[Sanna]

Picked up my Catdance silkie eggs today!!! Sooo excited, I cant wait till they hatch. They are sitting right now and tomorrow I will put them in the incubator. Now my incubator will be full!! At least for the next few weeks.....

I believe it is a fault if you are showing.

Yeah, I was planning on showing him.

It's not a DQ though, is it?

Well how big are they? All of mine have had small horns, you can see in these pics. I would say bigger than these though probably a fault.

Looks like this one but not as thick. He's only 5 months old though so I'm thinking they might get bigger as he grows.

I'll have to take some pictures....now that I have a brand new camera that works!

 

[appps]

I'm wondering the same thing, only my silkies won't let me catch them, let alone touch them or hold still for a feather clipping. I'm wondering if I can find a livestock vet to do it.

I've done mine a few times now. I just picked curved end scissors.
I wait till she is settling for bed then just pick her up out of the box. It's a lot easier than I thought it would be.
Just watch for any pin feathers and try and avoid those. Mostly it's just downy fluff round close to the eyes though and I just keep trimming it back a little at a time.

I think she knows I'm helping because its the only time she sits still.

 

[ChicksNherps]

Yeah, I was planning on showing him.

It's not a DQ though, is it?


Looks like this one but not as thick. He's only 5 months old though so I'm thinking they might get bigger as he grows.

I'll have to take some pictures....now that I have a brand new camera that works!

Yeah do take some. This was a pullet too so does his comb look just like hers?

 

[Three Silkies]

I've done mine a few times now. I just picked curved end scissors.
I wait till she is settling for bed then just pick her up out of the box. It's a lot easier than I thought it would be.
Just watch for any pin feathers and try and avoid those. Mostly it's just downy fluff round close to the eyes though and I just keep trimming it back a little at a time.

I think she knows I'm helping because its the only time she sits still.

Thanks Appps. You're absolutely right. The only time I can touch my silkies is when they've gone to bed. I guess because they're too tired to run away. I'll try it then. Great idea. Thanks again.

 

[Sanna]

Yeah do take some. This was a pullet too so does his comb look just like hers?

No, his looks like a cockerel comb..at least to my eye.

Dark mulberry color, larger, and not as flat as your girls. I'll definitely get some pictures.

 

[buckskinluvr]

I started at 5 weeks   but that's because I love bathing them. I currently give my 4 month old a bath every other day or so with a mild shampoo, I found johnson's baby shampoo works the best and makes them smell the best. If you are using a regular blowdrier though you will want to use the warm or  cool settings so you don't cook them.

Holy moly that seems like a lot of bathing! Why so much? Do you show them?

 

[ChicksNherps]

Holy moly that seems like a lot of bathing! Why so much? Do you show them?

Yes, but she lives inside and gets poop on her. She is also going to be a therapy chicken so she has to be used to getting regular baths. She's really good about it and I have found giving her regular baths keeps the wax down so it doesn't shed everywhere. I bath my other two anywhere from once a week to once a month. Depends on if there is a show coming up.