Silkie thread!

[Kelsykin]

Quote: A lady in Delaware.

 

[Kelsykin]

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I have been told that they are basically walking incubators. We shall see. Would make my hatching addiction easier on my husband.

 

[Iluvmysilkies]

I put bales of hay , autumn leaves and horse manure in my day pens. They scratch it round till you can't even see it anymore. Great little excavators.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/composting-with-chickens

Maybe i'll try it then. Ill put manure in there to start with since we dont have any fallen leaves right now.

 

[subhanalah]

You can't use straight manure, you'll need to cover it unless it's been composted. Pine shavings work well for deep litter if you don't have leaves.

 

[Iluvmysilkies]

You can't use straight manure, you'll need to cover it unless it's been composted. Pine shavings work well for deep litter if you don't have leaves.

Hmm, Maybe i'll just lay sand down, lol. Might be easier and I can sift through it to clean it.

 

[subhanalah]

Hmm, Maybe i'll just lay sand down, lol. Might be easier and I can sift through it to clean it. 

did you look up deep litter method? It's probably the least labor intensive bedding choice.

 

[Iluvmysilkies]

did you look up deep litter method? It's probably the least labor intensive bedding choice.

Yes and it looks like theres a ton of different methods, and sand sounds like a very common one. I just thought i'd use manure since its free but I dont have anything to mix it with and dont want to make too big a mess so maybe sand would be a better option.

 

[DanielE1990]

I cant wait to get my little silkies. They ship the 30th. But it just seems so long to wait lol.

 

[chickiebaby1]

This is mine at 1week old. It looks a lot like the ones you have.


This is 2 weeks old. I would guess yours are somewhere close to 2-3 weeks old.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Yes and it looks like theres a ton of different methods, and sand sounds like a very common one. I just thought i'd use manure since its free but I dont have anything to mix it with and dont want to make too big a mess so maybe sand would be a better option. 

Sand is a good option. It drains well is easy to clean and exfoliates their feet. I use it inside the coop. The horse poo , hay and garden leaves I put in the day runs, keeps them busy and prevents boredom.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/composting-with-chickens