Silkie thread!

[blipit007]

So I went to the CT poultry show today and decided that Silkies definitely are my favorite breed! If I had to start over today, I would keep my Marbles, Lucille my RIR, and all the rest would be silkies!

 

[Sanna]

Yay! Awesome! He is gorgeous! It was great meeting you today!

Thanks! Good meeting you too. Hope you continue visiting the shows and hopefully Marbles will turn out nice enough to bring along also.

So I went to the CT poultry show today and decided that Silkies definitely are my favorite breed! If I had to start over today, I would keep my Marbles, Lucille my RIR, and all the rest would be silkies!

Good choice!

 

[Daisy9696]

Anyone from Minnesota??

 

[lcsilkiefan]

wow! beautiful birds!!!

 

[silkiefive]

silkie 5 I love the one with the white head .

Thank you so much!...My favorite too! Wonder how is going to be as it grows, Any idea?

 

[silkiefive]

3 of the new babies- first from my flock! 1 more drying the incubator, 3 more to hatch.

Pam

 

[silkiefive]

Well, I went to my first Chicken Swap today and of course I couldn't leave empty handed!!!

To justify the new birds to my DH (after the purchase mind you), I used the following chicken math

I originally got 6 chicks
minus 1 (passed away)
soon to be minus another 2 (roos not allowed in our neighborhood (but only if you get caught!!))
Which will eventually leave only 3.
I bought 6 today. Based on the scenarios with the first 6, only 3 of these will make permanent additions, right?
Well, that gets me right back to the original 6. It's perfectly logical to me. DH just smiled and shook his head.

a couple of paint silkies

a partridge

a chocolate

and I ventured beyond my silkie boundaries and picked up a couple of cuckoo polish chicks.

Family picture

At home in the new brooder I built today.

simple maths! Lovely

 

[46glnda]

She is a showgirl and I assume a naked neck as she has no feathers on her neck. The shadow hen I referred to is grey and white and is larger than the other two although they are all the same age. I will get pictures and attached. It has been dreary and rainy here for two days, maybe tomorrow it will be sunny and I can take pictures of all three. I am very happy with them. Do you know if you are suppose to bath them or not. Their feet are dirty/

 

[Suzierd]

She's just driving me nuts! She really enjoyed her soaking, I let her stay there for a half hour. Then I gave her a wet mash of a little food, some parsley flakes, and some minced garlic(parsley and garlic are supposed to be laying stimulants) while she was in her bath and she happily gobbled it up, the spoiled brat

. So now her and Ice are in their indoor cage with the ceramic heat bulb on soaking up the warmth.

You might want to try a little olive oil inside the vent , I read that along with the warm baths really helps. Hope she lays it soon.

 

[Suzierd]

Hi my chicken that I was talking about the other day that seemed kind of quiet died this morning

but I don't quite know why any suggestions

I was thinking Coccidia too. Did her poop look normal? Other things to consider lice/mites or worms. Very sorry you lost her.