Silkie thread!

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Probably what was marked on the box htey came out of. Maybe even from different hatcheries. Or maybe different people marked the tags and one knows that silkies are bantams and hte pther des not.

 

[AKanimalLover]

My sister had a beautiful charcoal grey bantam Silkie, her name was Angel. She was THE sweetest thing!! But she got ate by a hawk

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Yes, with two that read so differently, it is difficult to know which is correct. If you have a thermometer with a probe for your oven or grill, you can use it to check which one is a closer match. If they were a few tenths of a degree apart, that would not work, but with a good 10 degree difference, it should help.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I bought my silkies from Premier Silkies and followed her feed recipe... and then my computer died so I lost that recipe.

Does anyone have it by chance? I can't remember what the ingredients were. It made a huge amount of feed so I only mixed it a few times.

She is on facebook, so you could ask her there.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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That is some SERIOUS foot feathering!...

 

[Sanna]

That is some SERIOUS foot feathering!...

I know! This chick is from peepblessed's eggs. I have two blue chicks also and one of them has even more feathers on it's feet.

I'm so excited to see what they'll grow into. I just hope they're not all boys. lol

 

[AKanimalLover]

Sanna checken obsessed, If some of them are males, you don't have to worry about them being mean or aggressive, Silkie roosters are the nicest breed of male chicken you can get! They are the sweetest thing

 

[jmanderson777]

Any tips on keeping foot feathers clean other than wire bottom cages?

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Sanna checken obsessed, If some of them are males, you don't have to worry about them being mean or aggressive, Silkie roosters are the nicest breed of male chicken you can get! They are the sweetest thing

That statement isn't ENTIRELY true

... There are some real NASTY silkie roosters. Many are very laid back though, like my little man.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Any tips on keeping foot feathers clean other than wire bottom cages?

keep them inside on plain white clay kitty litter. non-clumping and unscented.