Silkie thread!

[candicemarie]

SWOLLEN GOOPY EYES UPDATE
my chicks eyes have been staying open on with out me cleaning them for 2 days!! Still swollen but looking tons better!
Moved its siblings outside today and decided to bring it out to play (it's first time outside!)
They all had a great time and are enjoying their new coop you can compare the size if the chick with the eye issue to the other in the first photo, it the white one in the center.

My 2 year old loves the chicks, and was a little too helpful in feeding them!! It's so surprising how calm and submissive they are with her! And don't worry, she was very gentle with them and was supervised



10 week old, I'm thinking pullet.. You agree?

 

[Debstar1204]

Hello, I'm from Australia and I just purchased my first ever trio of silkies I just love their little fluffy butts... Any advice would be appreciated. Mine are all grey with different shades of grey through them. One has a light fluffy head, one a dark nearly black head and the last one has a dark but not black head.. I was hoping to get a buff & white as well but they didn't have any... I'm so excited to finally have my silkie family

 

[Debstar1204]

Oh I was wondering if I could add to my flock later down the track or if silkies become aggressive to NEW flock?

 

[Sanna]

Hello, I'm from Australia and I just purchased my first ever trio of silkies

I just love their little fluffy butts... Any advice would be appreciated. Mine are all grey with different shades of grey through them. One has a light fluffy head, one a dark nearly black head and the last one has a dark but not black head.. I was hoping to get a buff & white as well but they didn't have any... I'm so excited to finally have my silkie family

Oh I was wondering if I could add to my flock later down the track or if silkies become aggressive to NEW flock?

Congrats on the Silkies! You'll be addicted soon. lol
Only advice I can come up with is have fun with them!

And read a lot, I've learned a ton that way.

I've never had any trouble adding new birds to my flock. They all get along great. But that's just my experience. lol I still always use caution when adding new birds. I keep them the same size. I had a bantam EE in there with the Silkies, and now I have 3 bantam Cochins. I wouldn't add anything bigger, I'd be worried about them picking on the Silkies if anything.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

I think you mean ounces, not grams. Grams are what you measure weight of eggs.

haha yeah! it was late...

 

[Debstar1204]

Thank you for the advice. I actually purchased 2 Pekings as well. I love their fluffy little butts lol. One of the Pekings seems to be the BOSS of all the others she chases them away from food and she grabbed a silkie on her back.. Will the peaking order just sort itself out? I'm a little worried after seeing her be soo bossy all are the same age.

 

[Feathersprings]

Oh I was wondering if I could add to my flock later down the track or if silkies become aggressive to NEW flock?

I havent had a lot of trouble adding to my flock but once in a while you can put a couple bossy girls in together that need to work it out lol! I just pen them next to each other for a while where they can get to know each other a little and then put them out in a large run and watch. I just finished integrating a couple girls in with a another bunch where I have a very bossy hen. There are a slight scuffle between her and one of the new hens , both came away with a beak full of feathers, took but they worked it out quickly. The other new girl had no problems with the others.

 

[Feathersprings]

SWOLLEN GOOPY EYES UPDATE
my chicks eyes have been staying open on with out me cleaning them for 2 days!! Still swollen but looking tons better!
Moved its siblings outside today and decided to bring it out to play (it's first time outside!)
They all had a great time and are enjoying their new coop you can compare the size if the chick with the eye issue to the other in the first photo, it the white one in the center.

My 2 year old loves the chicks, and was a little too helpful in feeding them!! It's so surprising how calm and submissive they are with her! And don't worry, she was very gentle with them and was supervised



What am adorable picture!!! Wow, that little one IS tiny!!! Glad to hear it is making progress..

 

[Basel]

Help.

Do silkies lose their beards when moulting? I have a little white bearded who has been broody for the last month or two.


This morning I noticed she has no beard anymore! She looks beardless save for some little fluff feathers there.

????

 

[Suzierd]

Help.

Do silkies lose their beards when moulting? I have a little white bearded who has been broody for the last month or two.


This morning I noticed she has no beard anymore! She looks beardless save for some little fluff feathers there.

????

Glad you asked this, I am going through the same thing with my Roo. Just a little fluff maybe new coming in.