Silkie thread!

[silkiecuddles]

When do silky hens start laying eggs? And should I separate my rooster from them when they do so I can get table eggs. I've got three hens and one roo and the four of them are nine weeks

I think someone said 5 months, a few posts back. My silkie/EE mix started laying at 6ish months.
There's no need to separate the rooster as long as you gather daily. I always crack the egg into a separate dish anyway before using, in case there's something wrong with it.

 

[oosting]

Us trying to beat this heat...we are winter people here.

They love the camera..as soon as it comes out..they come a running

 

[katatonic123]

I live the umbrella @oosting!

 

[sara1226]

Is mine a partridge? I was curious why she never grew a larger poof on her head.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

No, I'm sorry. I should have clarified, that's the name of the breeder! The eggs will be an assortment of white, black, partridge, paint, and porcelain.

Oh, okay. Nice! I love assortments of varieties My favorite Silkie variety is probably Partridge or maybe Porcelain.

 

[silkiecuddles]

Is mine a partridge? I was curious why she never grew a larger poof on her head.

Do you have a full body pic? The small crest isn't due to being partridge. Most hatchery quality silkies crests look like that.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Is mine a partridge? I was curious why she never grew a larger poof on her head.

Looks like a Black Silkie to me, but a full body pic would help.

 

[WIchickens]

I personally would keep white, but that's just my opinion. White gives such a variety. I've never had a black rooster, however, so I don't know what kind of colors you'd get from one. Your gray rooster, are you sure it's gray?

Here is my flock minus the white rooster. He is a couple months older so i havent intermingled them yet. What do you think? Gray or more of a splash? They are about 3 mo old now.

 

[silkiecuddles]

Oooooh I'm bad with colors. I think technically, gray is called blue in a chicken's world.

Somebody with more knowledge about silkie colors, opinions?

 

[sara1226]