Silkie thread!

[ihavechickens2]

What kind of a mix is that smooth feathered bird behind this rooster? Silkie x Cochin maybe?

No actually her mom was a penciled Wyandotte mix with silkie and I mixed her back to a silkie and I got her and her brother.

 

[SilkieMom8875]

help!!!what is going on with her eye ?????

 

[K Epp]

Does she have a snotty nose too? That would call for antibiotics, but I don't remember which. If its just the eye I would hold a warm wet cloth on it to get it open then ckean it good. I put Terramycin antibiotic ointment in my roosters who some times fight and have swollen eyes. Terramycin is what I was given by the vet for kittens who's eyes get crusty. One small tube ladt for years if you can get some.

 

[Suzierd]

Looks like she may have been pecked if she doesn't have any Respiratory symptoms. I agree with K Epp get some Terramycin to put on the eye it's great stuff and could save her eye.

 

[SilkieMom8875]

Update... I did a warm compress on it yesterday and it looks great today !!
Thx for the help

 

[Sanna]

No actually her mom was a penciled Wyandotte mix with silkie and I mixed her back to a silkie and I got her and her brother.

Beautiful bird!! I love the way she's shaped. Looks like a smooth feathered silkie.

 

[kimmerjo]

Thought I would update on my Silkies , they now all start chirping and talking when I come in the coop they don't come to me but they don't go hide in the corner! Yeah progress!!!

 

[ihavechickens2]

Beautiful bird!! I love the way she's shaped. Looks like a smooth feathered silkie.

Thanks! It was kinda just a lucky shot!

 

[Duck Drover]

I hatched some Sizzles and most of them are smooth feathered so I am curious what they will look like. I sold two of the chicks but I have more to grow out. I was disappointed that they don't have the frizzle Sizzle feathers but it looks like they will be striking with smooth feathers. I wonder if I could breed smooth feathered Sizzles to frizzle feathered Sizzles and get more Sizzles that way instead of breeding Silkie to Cochin. I only have one frizzle Cochin hen unless I get more with my next hatch of Cochin eggs I purchased to try to get frizzle Cochins.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

I hatched some Sizzles and most of them are smooth feathered so I am curious what they will look like. I sold two of the chicks but I have more to grow out. I was disappointed that they don't have the frizzle Sizzle feathers but it looks like they will be striking with smooth feathers. I wonder if I could breed smooth feathered Sizzles to frizzle feathered Sizzles and get more Sizzles that way instead of breeding Silkie to Cochin. I only have one frizzle Cochin hen unless I get more with my next hatch of Cochin eggs I purchased to try to get frizzle Cochins.

yes breeding smooth sizzles to frizzled sizzles created more pure sizzles. They will be smooth, frizzled, silkied, or frizzled silkied