Silkie thread!

[Mumsy]

Sad, news. Teriyaki didn't make it. Poor girl. No poop in the tub or urates.

Awwww.....dang it Trav. I'm sorry. She was my favorite in all the images of your chicks.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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Yeah, she was a good one. But at least she went pretty fast. Less than 6hrs after I tried treating her. At least I know next time with meat treats, smaller pieces(probably run through the food processor) for the chicks. I am sure before the end of the year we will get another Buff, I think we have decided to do BBS and Buff/Porcelain/Partridge pens for breeding. So I will get ya a good Buff some day.

 

[Suzierd]

Sue, have you hatched out any eggs yet? 

Lilly and Cricket are both sitting on eggs but so far nothing hatching out. If I don't see any chicks by this weekend I think they might not be firtile. Still hoping.

 

[Suzierd]

Sad, news. Teriyaki didn't make it. Poor girl. No poop in the tub or urates.

So sorry to hear.

 

[City farm]

I feel you there!!

I have 3 cochin girls. Last year 2 of them never went broody. One went broody twice. 

They are supposed to be very broody. I guess mine are an exception.

Twice. How far apart? We can't wait for one of our girls to go broody.. I don't have time for an incubator..
We will end up with mutts. The mutts I have seen are still pretty... Our roo is a partargarge silkie? I think..
His hackle is blonde, body golden & back end black & grayish.. I would post up photos if I could figure out
how to on my phone.. Someday..

 

[City farm]

By the way.. Not to brag BUT our weather here in Teme Arizona is so fabulous today..
Well & for the next few days... So if any if ya all's are down this way pop on over for a cup of tea
& chicken talk...

 

[aoxa]

Twice. How far apart? We can't wait for one of our girls to go broody.. I don't have time for an incubator..
We will end up with mutts. The mutts I have seen are still pretty... Our roo is a partargarge silkie? I think..
His hackle is blonde, body golden & back end black & grayish.. I would post up photos if I could figure out
how to on my phone.. Someday..

She went broody in Feb 2012 and September 2012, so quite far apart. She raised her last brood to 12 weeks before I moved her silkies to the silkie pen!






By this time I had already sold 3 of her chicks

She looks so tired lol



She's all done being broody now. Hope she goes broody this spring again!

Yeah, she was a good one. But at least she went pretty fast. Less than 6hrs after I tried treating her. At least I know next time with meat treats, smaller pieces(probably run through the food processor) for the chicks. I am sure before the end of the year we will get another Buff, I think we have decided to do BBS and Buff/Porcelain/Partridge pens for breeding. So I will get ya a good Buff some day.

Sorry Trav

In my experience silkie chicks get impacted crop was quicker than other breeds when fed treats. I've lost 2 very young to impacted crop last year.

 

[aoxa]

By the way.. Not to brag BUT our weather here in Teme Arizona is so fabulous today..
Well & for the next few days... So if any if ya all's are down this way pop on over for a cup of tea
& chicken talk...

It's -27F here with wind chill. -2F without. So cold.

 

[Mumsy]

By the way.. Not to brag BUT our weather here in Teme Arizona is so fabulous today..
Well & for the next few days... So if any if ya all's are down this way pop on over for a cup of tea
& chicken talk...

40 degrees and rain here. Yeah...I know... Big whoop. It's February in the Pacific North West. Same old, same old.

If I could catch a ferry to your door step, I'd love to have a cuppa and a chicken-y chat.

Day 20 for my batch in the bator. No Silkies in this set. Practicing to get it right with barn yard eggs. Two more weeks until I pick up eggs and birds at Catdance. Gives me a butterfly tummy just thinking about it!

 

[aoxa]

40 degrees and rain here. Yeah...I know... Big whoop. It's February in the Pacific North West. Same old, same old.

If I could catch a ferry to your door step, I'd love to have a cuppa and a chicken-y chat.

Day 20 for my batch in the bator. No Silkies in this set. Practicing to get it right with barn yard eggs. Two more weeks until I pick up eggs and birds at Catdance. Gives me a butterfly tummy just thinking about it!

I'm excited for you!!