Silkie thread!

[tjbuckshotbarn]

I do not own Japanese silkies, I hatched these ladies 4 months ago. They have puffy checks extra toes blue ears dark skin, all the charictiristicis of silkie birds but the markings are unlike any bird in my flock

Does anyone know what they could be? It has to be a grand patent

 

[chicken pickin]

 

[jaymeellis06]

Is this a splash? It has a dark feather coming through.

 

[keesmom]

I do not own Japanese silkies, I hatched these ladies 4 months ago. They have puffy checks extra toes blue ears dark skin, all the charictiristicis of silkie birds but the markings are unlike any bird in my flock

Does anyone know what they could be? It has to be a grand patent

They are mixes, possibly with one parent being a silkie.

 

[MrsFitzDarcy]

Cutest thing ever. I can't wait until I have a broody silkie.

 

[AZChiknGoddess]

Is this a splash? It has a dark feather coming through.

Looks like a splash.

 

[Momma 2 silkies]

Yes, beetle green means boy.

The green sheen doesn't mean boy. True black silkies, even hens will have green sheen. I have a 7 month old girl that just started laying that has beautiful green sheen to her.

 

[Fancychooklady]

The green sheen doesn't mean boy. True black silkies, even hens will have green sheen. I have a 7 month old girl that just started laying that has beautiful green sheen to her.

Yes in the ' osprey ' feathers, ( wing tips ) and hard feathers , but we've already been over this.

 

[madicakes]

I'll show one of my young cockerels. This is 'piper' don't ask he was 'supposed' to be a pullet.

Lol, I have a roo named "Chloe", for that same reason!

 

[Sylvester017]

Whilst it's very tempting to cuddle a silkie having poultry inside can be very dangerous to your health. Some things for all chicken lovers to consider.

http://www.cdc.gov/features/salmonellababybirds/

Thanks for another great reference article. Although many will choose to ignore the advice re: hygiene around chicks/chickens because they personally have not contracted an illness yet, I for one agree that the utmost care needs to be taken when handling chickens - no matter how adorable they are. We only have two sinks in which to comfortably bathe our birds - kitchen and bath. Since I'm the meal preparer in the house, I bleach down the sinks and counters after a chicken's bath. After cleaning the nestboxes, picking up a chicken, or collecting eggs, both my DH and I scrub our hands (or up to our elbows if needed) afterwards with soap and a nailbrush for fingernails. The chicken feeder is brought in from outdoors and soaped down daily. We may only have 3 chickens but I am a senior and don't have the spiffy immune system of a 20-year-old to ward off Salmonella bacteria so we take extra hygiene care. Our pet store owner makes breakfast shakes using raw eggs every morning which is asking for trouble IMHO.

I shudder when I see adults/children kissing chickens - especially on their beaks. For one thing, human lips/saliva has incompatible bacteria for a chicken - like humans, some chickens may not possess a good immunity to ward off certain bacteria. Also, there are all sorts of parasites/bacteria (like Salmonella) that can transfer from chickens to humans. I adore my babies but I realize that our kisses and petting don't mean a thing to the chickens - they are only really interested in the food we have for them or maybe to cuddle on a warm lap - ha! Our Silkie broodies are particularly disgusting when poop sticks to their butt feathers so no way am I cuddling THEM!

Not only is hygiene care important around chicks/chickens but indoor pet birds require the same hygiene handling. We had English Budgerigars and Cocktiel for 20 years and hygiene was a routine every day when handling the birds or their cage items. It's hard to think of such cute birdies being a hazard to health but it pays to be solicitous about disinfecting/soaping.