Silkie thread!

[Fur N Feathers]

can anyone tell me if its normal for silkies to have red tiny wattles comming in at 4 weeks old? pics are in an earlier post

Not normally. I have had silkie mixes get them at that age though. Is it possible your baby may be a cross?

 

[Jharper]

Could someone point me in the right direction for learning a good way to trim up my silkies crests? I have one girl especially who cant see a thing. I banded it up today. Since they went in the new coop she was a little lost. I don't want to lose her cuteness, but she is pretty much blind most of the time I think. (she's the one in the back looking at the camera in my avatar. She looks like this right now lol!

She's so beautiful! In the avatar that is she looks hilarious in the big picture. Haha!

 

[CookFarms]

I have 1 silkie roo and about 8 hens. Do I need another roo or is 1 enough.

 

[Jharper]

I have 1 silkie roo and about 8 hens. Do I need another roo or is 1 enough.

You might need another one if you plan on hatching eggs for best fertility rate.

 

[gooselady]

Now that is a good question! From the little bit of research I've done....it looks like typical chicken feed may consist of 75% corn and 15%+ soy. I'm going to explore this further.

 

[ChickNmamma]

is this nornal for my "sizzle?" to have some pink on its comb and pink wattles already developing at around 4 weeks?

Your bird is a Sizzle - which is a cross between a Silkie and a Cochin, bred back to a Silkie to get the blue ears, dark skin, etc?

I would guess you have a boy there - and that is not normal for Silkies, but may be perfectly normal for Sizzles and cross breeds.

I did have one girl (not a Silkie) that had a red comb very early - but she got bit by something right in the middle of her comb and it was irritated. However, she did not grow wattles...

 

[kabhyper1]

She did not love getting that pony tail. I really dont want to trim her, but the rubber babd wont stay in and she cannot see much.

She's so beautiful! In the avatar that is she looks hilarious in the big picture. Haha!

 

[ChickNmamma]

She did not love getting that pony tail. I really dont want to trim her, but the rubber babd wont stay in and she cannot see much.
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Try trimming just the ones that cover her eyes - both from above - AND below. The beard/muff can block the vision down, which is where their food is. Use baby scissors or something that is not sharp.

 

[Chicnextdoor84]

[/IMG]. Sookie after her bath! She loved it

 

[MumsyII]

My two Catdance hens and two Sheryl Butler pullets have proven their worth! I hatched eleven chicks. Food coloring identifies the chicks to the mom. The cock I used is my Catdance boy I brought home in Feb. with Bonney and Dumpling. Karen re-homed Dumpling to me and she is my darling 'Dumpy'. I have two chicks hatched by her and three by Bonney. Four by SB Miss Peggy and two by SB Miss Posey. They are very pretty chicks. Nine of eleven have a vaulted skull. So active and vigorous I can hardly believe it. They aren't twenty four hours old yet!