Silkie thread!

[omas biddies]

He is gorgeous. Enjoy him

 

[KristyAnn]

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Hi - I have to keep a 2' rabbit fence roll surrounding my raised garden beds to keep the girls from digging there and it also keeps the stray cats from jumping over to use my beds as litter boxes - not to mention I have an Ameraucana that chases cats and wild birds out of the yard just for fun!

I almost got a plastic kiddie pool w/accompanying cover to use as a dust bath. I figured the cover would keep the cats out at night. But it was such an ugly bright neon green so I went with the raised garden box instead and cover w/ a plastic sheet after dusk. If I ever get ambitious - NOT - I can make a wire mesh cover after we finish building our coop add-ons.

I definantly need to get more wire. Thanks for reminding me. Your chicken chases cats and birds away. How neat. I've been building little fences all around the yard using old pallets, scrap wire cuttings, old boards if wood and corn stocks from last year. I think it's time for a roll of wire. That wire is not cheap here I tell ya.

 

[I<3MyChickens-Jewel&Flash]

Two days. Chicks due 27th. No idea what colors I'll get. I candles last night before lockdown and all was moving about. Only one chicks moving to the air cell. See its beak poking about. Was hoping for more than one but we will see

 

[I<3MyChickens-Jewel&Flash]

Its day 19. I glanced in bator and see a pip.... Omg no noise tho. First time hatching silkies. Bathed all other breeds tho...

 

[kabhyper1]

Will 7 large eggs fit under a small broody silkie? I was curious if they stay warm enough under her wings and tail? She has 4 under her now, 3 left in the bator.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Will 7 large eggs fit under a small broody silkie? I was curious if they stay warm enough under her wings and tail? She has 4 under her now, 3 left in the bator.

She should cope just fine , I had a sneaky Silkie x hatch 14 in the hay shed and she is tiny.

 

[Jharper]

I opened the door to my coop and all four of my silkies just stared at me and was like do you expect us to jump two feet? So I just left the door open and said you can jump down there. LOL!

 

[silkie2001]

Hahaha

 

[laseterlass]

thanks! I think he is splash,he has a lot of dark splotches. The brown on him is lighting and dirt lol.

As uniform on his neck and tail as it is. He actually looks columbian.

 

[kabhyper1]

As uniform on his neck and tail as it is. He actually looks columbian.

He is very leopard spotted in person. I just cannot for the life of me, get it to manifest in pictures. He gets more spots every week, so i am excited to see how it gets later. He was born almost white. We debated on here what color he was because he wasn't buff and wasn't white. He is very silvery gray with dark splashes now. His parents are both blue. Do you think I should be concerned about his comb? I'm afraid it will turn red. It is actually sort of gray and this COLOR lol. Not pink like it looks in the picture.