Silkie thread!

[aliren]

Just had to shout out my baby silky is laying. She's around 5-6 months old.

 

[aliren]

Silky egg so small compared to my warren hens

 

[Cerise1924]

Pretty much all of that, by 20 weeks you would be seeing streamers and a much more pronounced tail. Sickles appear later on , as do saddle feathers.

Thank you for your kind reply. This is very helpful to me, as I am trying to learn more about Silkies.

 

[Cerise1924]

Just had to shout out my baby silky is laying. She's around 5-6 months old.

Great news!

 

[summerb123]

Just had to shout out my baby silky is laying. She's around 5-6 months old.

adorable wanna join my contest? she has potentail! XD

 

[aliren]

adorable wanna join my contest? she has potentail! XD

Thanks , what contest is it.

 

[summerb123]

Hello! I'm spreading the word about my hen contest! I am going around and posting on many threads about it! so far we have no Silkie hens! I don't have any Silkies yet but will have some hopefully this spring!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1141306/hen-contest

this contest

 

[aliren]

Still waiting for this little lady to start laying , I'm sure she's layed one , as had two little eggs the other day. Not had any since.

 

[summerb123]

she can join also! not many silkies

 

[Sylvester017]

she's two years old and my friend just treated hers and mine for me for everything her boyfriend is a farmer!

It's good you have the health issues checked out. It's good to get those things done before introducing incoming birds. Looks like your little 2-yr-old girl is going to need a lot of TLC to get accustomed to her new surroundings. Chickens are creatures of habit and any change can stress them. Even moving a food dish can cause a little stress until the chicken figures out it is okay. Some chickens adapt to change faster than others. I hope your new girl does okay. She's better in your place than where she was where the predators were killing her friends.