Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

Just had a very close call with a blacksnake!
I'm no stranger to snakes having grown up in Florida and have dispatched Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes and even a Coral Snake on one occasion, but I have a snake / chicken related question.

I had spent most of the day setting up a smaller run for the roosters so that we could put out our buff orps for the first time without being accosted.
The run only had wire around the four sides but nothing on top.

I looked out the window about an hour ago and I'm not sure what struck me, but I had a feeling that something was wrong.
I went outside and saw the boys clustered in one end and starting to panic and then I saw about a 6 foot blacksnake making it's way into the run.
I got the chance to toss one of the three roosters out of the run before the snake struck Moe and started to coil around him.
I grabbed the snake about a third of the way from his tail and whipped it hard twice which dislodged Moe, who went flying to the ground outside the run and I let the snake go since I could tell it was doubling back for me.
Moe was freaked out as was I and I know he got bit, but he's safe for the moment.
My question is, I know a snake would go after eggs and chicks, but why on earth would it go for a 19-1/2 week old Silkie?
Should I be looking for infection on Moe and how do I go about fortifying the runs?
I would hate to have to shoot a black snake since they are beneficial, but I can't have the biggest one I've ever seen killing my chickens.

You are very brave ! Even a full grown Silkie wouldn't be much of a mouthful so yes you will need to take measures to keep them away from your pens. For the wound I would apply vitamin C powder ( ascorbic acid ) made into a paste , directly to the puncture wounds. If you aren't able to get any irrigate with saline and spray with blukote or a similar type wound spray.

 

[1 Critter Camp]

I know I have read on here the genetic percentage when you cross a silkie with a sizzle... can someone send me in the correct direction?
What if the silkie is bred to a sizzle has curly feathers vs if the silkie is bred to a smooth sizzle... does the percentages change?
Thank you!

 

[OzarkCountryGirl]

Just had a very close call with a blacksnake!

How traumatizing for the boys, especially poor little Moe!
I've had my share of pulling black snakes out of the coop as well as squeezing chicks/eggs out of them when I arrived late to the scene. They have bad attitudes, and I'm so thankful that they are not poisonous. But I'd still treat Moe for possible infection. The Vit C is good, and I also like to use Colloidal Silver.

 

[Pennychickens]

Is there anyone in the gorge or portland Oregon with silkie chickens looking to buy some?

 

[AliceGee]

I'm getting a new silkie hen & the lady who i'm going to buy her from has offered me a grey partridge silkie if i want it but i can't seem to find any pictures of grey partridge online. Does anyone have a grey partridge or have a picture of one they could please share? I'm really interested to know what that colour looks like.
Thanks

 

[nate1the1great1]

Here is one i found on google

 

[AmyP716]

This is my black silkie rooster he is suppose to be black but has some colored feathers on his neck and greenish feathers on his tail. I just hatched some of his chicks and two of them are very light colored. The silkie hen i have

is black. Im wondering what color these chick will be.

 

[AliceGee]

Here is one i found on google

Thanks Nate! I saw a few like that on there but I didn't know if that's what grey partridge was. Thanks for clearing it up

 

[Fancychooklady]

I'm getting a new silkie hen & the lady who i'm going to buy her from has offered me a grey partridge silkie if i want it but i can't seem to find any pictures of grey partridge online. Does anyone have a grey partridge or have a picture of one they could please share? I'm really interested to know what that colour looks like.
Thanks

This is my little pepper.

It's referred to as ' silver partridge '.

 

[Fur N Feathers]

I'm getting a new silkie hen & the lady who i'm going to buy her from has offered me a grey partridge silkie if i want it but i can't seem to find any pictures of grey partridge online. Does anyone have a grey partridge or have a picture of one they could please share? I'm really interested to know what that colour looks like.
Thanks

Here's some of mine: