Silkie thread!

[Kisune]

Any tips on how to go about washing slikes? So that their white feathers aren't brown

 

[Sylvester017]

Any tips on how to go about washing slikes? So that their white feathers aren't brown

I stopped getting white feathered birds after our White Leghorn got dirty, yellow, stained, and dingy. Can't get the white back until next molt. As for washing Silkies I avoid it until absolutely necessary like egg-layer butt wash only, or a warm washcloth on the crest or beard when they get matted. I get the blue or brown or cuckoo feathered breeds now. I have a Buff that's better than white but its still not ideal for backyard free-ranging.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Any tips on how to go about washing slikes? So that their white feathers aren't brown

You can buy bluing agent from horse supply shops. We give our grubby little white pony a wash in it before shows. The horse one is actually purple and stains your hands , so be careful to dilute it.

http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/WashingChickens.html

 

[Kisune]

You can buy bluing agent from horse supply shops. We give our grubby little white pony a wash in it before shows. The horse one is actually purple and stains your hands , so be careful to dilute it.

http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/WashingChickens.html

Does it work on silkies though?

 

[Adorkable]

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My first silkies were white until I saw how filthy they got.

No more white birds for me unless it's like a production layer.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Does it work on silkies though?

Yes, did you read the link ?

 

[Fancychooklady]

My first silkies were white until I saw how filthy they got. No more white birds for me unless it's like a production layer.

I've had white silkies for several years and I've never had a problem with staying white.
I don't wash them btw.

The same can't be said for the 25 year old pony.

 

[Adorkable]

Quote: Wow that is amazing lol. Mine would get mud plastered on their feet, crests, and beards. Perhaps I just had exceptionally messy ones

 

[Dirge337]

I found my first egg today! She wasnt with it, so im not sure if it was my white or black silkie. I have strong suspicion that it was the black silkie because she has been talking up a storm the past few days.







WOO!

 

[GriffithFlock]

Just got our first every silky

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