Silkie thread!

[ChickNmamma]

Mine get along pretty well. I just went and fixed the egg problem, but while I was doing that something really weird happened and now I am kind of scared. My white hen, the one who I returned the eggs to, has some sort of lump on her. I lifted her slightly to put the eggs under her and when I did, I felt a huge circular lump. At first I thought it was an egg, but I am 90 percent sure that that is not what it is. Is it a tumour? A cyst? An abscess? It was about the size of an egg. I was too freaked out to investigate further... I am really worried for her. She was just out today and doing fine and her eggs are due to hatch in just over a week. I am very worried. Any help would be greatly appreciated.... I don't know why but I couldn't help but think of a giant spider nest; you know how they are big and circular... Its right below her neck; where her body begins.

If she went out to dustbathe I bet she also filled up her crop - that lump is all the food she just gobbled up to keep her going while she is sitting all day and night.

 

[sonz77]

Should have thought of this before. Is anyone a breeder or does anyone know where I could find silkies? I'm on Vancouver Island, BC Canada. I'm having the hardest time finding any. I've had a couple bad disappointments so far.
I am willing to pay to have them shipped.

I have 2 white beauties and would like to have some of different colours too. My daughter is also interested in them for possible 4H. Please help!!

 

[chickieluver26]

Here are my little silkies

Izzy

Zoey

Ella

Scarlett

Minnie

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: I'll try. Since what we saw were eyeballs, they definitely looked off. I don;t recall if you have other breeds, but the bay colour is the standard for a number of breeds. And some breeds start out with green that goes away as they mature...usually.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Rub in the shampoo, then later rinse while holding her head tipped back so that water doesn't flow over her face.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I'm curious, I've been having not such good luck trying to find pure silkies, what kind of comb is this? I found one young roo that I may take home, but I would like a couple opinions from people who know better. He's been beaten up, his comb and wattles have scabs on them and his crest looks like it was picked at. There was a rooster and a male peacock in with him also.

It's an acceptable (although not preferred) variation of a walnut comb. Likely lacking one or both copies of the pea comb gene, and with the addition of the rough comb gene. That gene typically affects the expression of rose comb. Some rose comb breeds (s'anvers, redcap, rosecomb, etc.) require the rough texture per the standard, for other breeds (wyandotte, RIR, etc.) a smooth is the standard.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

I'll try. Since what we saw were eyeballs, they definitely looked off. I don;t recall if you have other breeds, but the bay colour is the standard for a number of breeds. And some breeds start out with green that goes away as they mature...usually.

My rew roo has extremely dark brown eyes, almost black

 

[Jharper]

Look at what I came home to today! One of my own hens chicks! From a non bearded roo and a bearded hen. The beard looks fine to me. People kept saying it wouldn't be full.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Oh cute!!! I found a silkie partridge hatched this morning too.

 

[Chicnextdoor84]

This is my Silkie chick that hatched today her father is my black Silkie roo and mother is my light buff Silkie hen I am so glad she's here!! My first hatchling so far!!