Silkie thread!

[BuckNBark Farm]

Bummer- crossed beak.

-Pam

 

[peepblessed]

Bummer- crossed beak.

-Pam

So sorry, Pam. Such a beauty too....

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Buff isn't a project colour, and should be solid.

Looks like the birds in question carry partridge. My boy Steve was coloured the same.

whoops my bad, I thought it was a project for some reason....

 

[mketchum826]

My silkie photo bomb lol

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

So sorry, Pam. Such a beauty too....

Thanks

 

[Sanna]

Great photo! They look like they are in a tent!

They're in their little terrarium on my kitchen counter.

As you can see, there's food all over the place...so might as well be a tent. lol I gave up on the food dish. Everything I tried, they managed to spread the food all over the place anyway. I just clean the tank every day, sometimes twice a day so they can make a mess all they want.

 

[aoxa]

Okay all you seasoned silkie moms and dads,

My 5 silkie chicks are 5 months old now. Lucky me, so far 3 are confirmed cockerels. My fingers are crossed that the other two are pullets.
Two of the boys hang out together - Bubbles and Elvis. Alice (Cooper) is odd man out and yesterday, the other two were picking on him. It didn't last long and no one was injured but it made me realize that I need to be looking for a new home for him.

Okay, here's my question. This morning, Bubbles and Elvis started going at it. A couple of feathers were pulled but otherwise, no harm done. The spat went on for quite a while even though I tried to break it up so I recorded a quick video. I know they need to establish their pecking order. Is this dance a normal process that they will work through or is this a taste of more serious fights to come? I don't want to see anyone get hurt. This afternoon they are all piled up together napping.

Thank you for your words of wisdom!

They look like they are trying to mate one another. One will submit and they will be fine.

Funny video

 

[aoxa]

whoops my bad, I thought it was a project for some reason....

A lot of them look like they are projects!

 

[OohLaLa]

Is there anything different I should know about my baby silkies compared to the other assorted breed I have? I have noticed even at this very young age (as in they hatched this week) they get dirty fast. Are they muck magnets?

 

[aoxa]

Is there anything different I should know about my baby silkies compared to the other assorted breed I have? I have noticed even at this very young age (as in they hatched this week) they get dirty fast. Are they muck magnets?

Are you feeding FF?