wow! That chick is beautiful! What kind is she/he?Not a silkie, but at least this is BYC related.
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this is what it looked like as a couple days old
She looks like a very sweet Blue Silkie, congratulations!I have a mysterious age silkie (I think about 1 yr~11-13 months). She is my baby and I had great luck with her! Her name is Rosie (after Rosa Parks) I got her at a fair from a cage filled with pullets and cockerels. The kicker? They weren't sexed. So, I had to look around, touch, feel, and talk to 12-15 different silkies. I was torn between a beautiful splash who had a vibrant personality and came right up and the shy darkest one who looked nervous and somewhat beat up. I talked to the guy who the cage belonged to, and after consulting my mom and the man, I finally made a decision. The shy one was mine. The man packed her up in a cardboard box with pine shavings (it was 10 AM and we weren't leaving until 6 PM) and a little bit of food and we paid. She was $15 (my mom had a little freak-out) but I felt she was worth every penny and more. We set off and spent the rest of the day giving her water melon, grass, and water. I went on one ride and got my aunt and uncle to watch her. I was nervous the whole ride.
Well, today, I took some fabulous pictures of her! Only about 40 minutes ago, she was perched in a tree, posing. Here she is:
Thanks! I love her look and personality. To this day, she has been broody once- From 5/3 to 6/8. I am so happy to have broken her of her broody.
Don't use playsand, you want a nice coarse sand. If you live near a river and can get river sand that would be awesome and FREE, but you can order sand from a landfill or buy bags of it. Your supposed to use non-silica sand but I have had no luck finding it so I use all-purpose or tube sand.
