Silkie thread!

[crystal10asee]

I just listed some self-blues, if anyone is interested. I'm running out of shipping days. California is heating up
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/759218/self-blue-lavender-silkie-chicks-4-7-weeks-old-beautiful

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[jsp28504]

Fwwwooo!

I just finished getting caught up on everything! Boy do you guys chat a lot! I have learned a bunch in the 3 weeks it took to get caught up on everything! After reading the 1500 PAGES!! of things I have a few questions on this whole FF thing.

Would you use FF or Fodder or both?

I have already convinced the DH that we are saving for a hydroponic set up to do the Fodder, but one bucket of constantly fermenting feed and little to no waste sounds awesome! Is the FF okay to feed to ducks? I have a single call duck that would be eating it as well.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

ANOTHER egg today

I think she's trying to catch up! I am going tonight to get an incubator and egg turner, whoohoo! I have 3 eggs from her, I want to wait to get some more, so I may wait until the end of the week to put them in the 'bator.

 

[fluffyfeathers]

Well i don't want to risk it. I'll try it the way you do it. Sounds like it works for you so it should work for me

No problem! I was just pointing out what the blog said. Maybe stainless steel is different? I would like to find a large glass container myself I think that would be best. I don't strain mine I have it down to where I make it very thick my birds like it better that way. If it gets to sloppy I add a hand full of dry crumble and it absorbs the extra water. I stir once or twice a day and never have mold. I always scrap the sides down really well so no food is sticking there to mold. I love the dark orange yokes.

 

[peepblessed]

I'm guessing this one is a boy..along with another that looks just like him with the exception of slightly smaller waddles... but I just want your opinions as well....its a little over 7 wks.

I would say boy.

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Got it!

ANOTHER egg today

I think she's trying to catch up! I am going tonight to get an incubator and egg turner, whoohoo! I have 3 eggs from her, I want to wait to get some more, so I may wait until the end of the week to put them in the 'bator.

 

[Mumsy]

It can be fermented, but I myself don't offer medicated feed for various reasons. I am assuming Mumsy has those same reasons

Don't want to get into all that here, but if you feel very strongly that your birds should have medicated feed, you can still ferment it!

Hi! Sorry. I just came in to get caught up here. Out in the sun playing with chickens.

X 2 what aoxa says. I don't feed medicated anything. Fermenting feed with added drugs just seems counter productive. I've never tried it.

 

[Mumsy]

Would you mind sharing how you make unpasturized apple cider vinegar with the mother?
Thank you.

I first bought a bottle of Braggs unpasteurized Apple Cider Vinegar. When that bottle started to get low, I bought a gallon of plain apple cider vinegar, poured off a half cup and poured in a half cup of the stuff with mother. I put a folded up coffee filter over the top secured with a rubber band and put it in a dark cool closet. It developed a blob of mother over the next month. I started another gallon by buying frozen organic apple juice and mixing it into another gallon of apple cider vinegar plain. I poured in another cup or two of the Braggs. It's been six months now and I have not had to buy another bottle of Braggs since that first bottle. I've been making my own. It tastes delicious too. I use it in my salad vinaigrette.


My home made apple cider vinegar with mother floating freely within.

 

[SadieSue]

Just wanted to share this quick photo. I have two Catdance Silkies that decided to go broody together. Lucille, the lavender was born last May and Priscilla, the porcelain was born in June.

I had gotten them some eggs (we don't have a roo) but none were developing so in the meantime I had a few Wheaten Ameraucana eggs in the incubator. The last of the 4 hatched yesterday so I brought them out to the broodys who clucked happily trying to herd those little chicks underneath them.

I checked again this morning and all chicks were contentedly resting under their adoptive moms! Lucille and Priscilla seem to be doing a great job co-parenting their new charges.

The pic just shows one curious baby - it's siblings were tucked safely away under the fluff!

 

[1chicken fan]

Thank you! Truly! There are so few Grey silkie images out there. I just love the color. Light or dark. I was really hoping to have my first Grey hatch from my pair this summer but the pullet got sick and I had to end her suffering. It was tough. Let me tell you.

I so very much want to get more Greys.

Here is my grey chick, the rooster was a grey patridge and my hen is a splash. I am pretty sure this is a rooster. I think it looks very similar to Mumsys rooster not sure if I will keep him. I have a buff rooster and only want to keep one roster, anyone weighing on roo or pullet.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Sistas!







Fuzzy butt!