Silkie thread!

[peepblessed]

Now, also... I have a blue hen, the splash pullet, and a black rooster and a splash rooster. I know, not enough hens!!! I had 2 die on me 1 last fall, it kept getting cocci, not sure why. I think there was something wrong with it. the others didn't get cocci. just her. and now I lost the other last week which I can only assume is worms as she was thin. So I need to get this under control if we have worms going on!

Question is, are those bad colors to put together? they all get along, but to hatch out chicks, is this a bad color combo? And can I keep some of the chicks to add to my flock, or does that create really bad bloodlines if they breed?

These colors go well together. The problem with breeding brother to sister is that you enhance the faults but also double up on the positives. A couple of generations should not weaken the flock.

Hi, thought you guys might help me with color and gender of these two?

they are 3 weeks old, the one on the right acts rooish and the other seems more afraid and calm.

The one in back looks buff but I need a side shot of the other one. Too early to sex.

i am a silkie fan we have Angel a bluish black, Ricky a white rooster, and little lucy who is also white

in the brooder we have two splash silkies Velma and Daphnie and a buff silkie Cleo

Lucy on the nest


Ricky practicing for show

Great pictures!

My pretty girl, Akroma, from Bobbi Porto that I got at Newnan. I just love her! She is getting so big!!

Oh, she is a real sweetie!!

I won a junior chicken show in florida. She won best of variety. I also have another silkie rooster that won best of breed and variety

This is the best pic I could take...she was none too pleased about me poking around her face. Also it's upside down for some reason. Kind of hard to see but it has roughly an oval shape with little bumps/knobs all over it.

I see what you mean now. I wouldn't remove her from breeding if you have a good combed roo but you'll have to get another opinion on whether you can show her.

When fermenting a larger amount of mash, the double bucket system makes it easier to keep the mash back slopped with the ferment juice.

Ingrediant's I use to make Fermented Feed for my layer flock or keep them healthy. Cod Liver oil gell caps and eye droppers for ailing birds.Bag balm for my chapped hands.

My double bucket system. Smaller bucket with holes allows the fermenting liquid to freely back slosh the mash.

The mash in the inner bucket. I stir every day. I add fresh crumble every other day. Think about how you would make sour dough bread starter. You need to feed the ferment. It starts to go bad when it sits too long. Like more than four or five days without fresh.

Wow! Great pictures and explanation!!! This is a keeper for reference.

 

[Sanna]

I see what you mean now. I wouldn't remove her from breeding if you have a good combed roo but you'll have to get another opinion on whether you can show her.

If I may ask, what was the question regards to the hens comb? I think I skipped a bunch of previous post for whatever reason and this question had to have been one of them.
This subject just seemed like information that might come in handy in the future as I plan on breeding & showing.

 

[RockerHen]

If I may ask, what was the question regards to the hens comb? I think I skipped a bunch of previous post for whatever reason and this question had to have been one of them.
This subject just seemed like information that might come in handy in the future as I plan on breeding & showing.

I asked if her comb would DQ her at a show. I really want to show her as I love her type/crest/feet, but she has a pesky abnormal comb. I don't even know what to call it. It definitely doesn't look walnut

 

[Sanna]

I asked if her comb would DQ her at a show. I really want to show her as I love her type/crest/feet, but she has a pesky abnormal comb. I don't even know what to call it. It definitely doesn't look walnut

Thanks!
I don't have an answer to the question but I'd also love to know if you can show a bird with a comb like that.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

I personally wouldn't ferment the layer. Read the label really carefully. Is there animal by product in it? Are there a lot of ingrediant's you can't even pronounce the names in it? In my experience, if you can say yes to those two questions, your ferment will stink. You wouldn't want to feed it to your birds. You wouldn't want it sitting in a bowl on your kitchen counter.

I would ferment your starter/grower if it is vegetable based. Add goodies to it. Like the powdered garlic, Oregano, Thyme, Basil, or a little yogurt. It will smell yummy to you and your chickens will go crazy for it. Chickens are omnivores. They want and crave meat. I don't ferment meat in my mash but offer little bits of raw meat to my birds. They love it. Make sure the pieces are little bits so they can get them through to their gizzard no problem. Offer oyster, egg shell, and grit free choice. You can't go wrong feeding this way. You can always up the protein content of your ferment by adding ground Pumpkin seed or whole wheat.

The starter/grower has animal protein in it so iksnay on that. The layer does not. I will wait until I finish this food and get another starter that has no meat products.

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

My chickens love the FF, but I find that if I don't feed it to them in the morning and give them some kind of treat instead that when I go to give them the FF in the afternoon it's moldy. Then I have to toss it. I usually do use layer feed, bird seed, & BOSS. Any suggestions??

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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I do a one bucket system. I wash the bucket and start fresh every weekend to avoid mold building up. Very moldy here in PNW.

 

[aoxa]

So now the one silkie I have left is 14 weeks old. I still think girl but again, I don't know for sure. Seems to be getting girlier in the face, but acts like a boy! Maybe she's a tomboy

Many pictures..

















and Hope - the frizzled silkie (dad was 1st generation sizzle, so her foot feathering is very poor, and she has no beard!) But her crest is very good. She has a vaulted skull. For a non-bearded she has a good big crest.

 

[Member 151789]

im pretty sure shes a girl

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Here's my friend's baby, this poor little one had wry neck but luckily got treated in time and is 100% now. Opinions? I think it may be a boy, the comb is a bit larger/bumpier than my pullets usually is. Snowball is 9 weeks old