Silkie thread!

[kellyloveschad]

The 11 week picture of my little pullet. She looks like a little adult now. Her crest isn't fully in yet, though

she's so cute!!!

 

[kellyloveschad]

This is my problem hawk does anyone know how much trouble it will go to for a chicken?? I put places to hide all over the yard but been keep them in the run because I already lost one! my regular chicken run and hide and walk around my yard like ninja's! but by the time my silkies think to run it would have them!! has anyone ever made those half circle chicken wire run things outside? my run is run is tarped of for the -15 days but on the nice days I would like to let them out without stressing!

 

[FishMtFarm]

Well, started 28 Silkie eggs and a mystery egg today. Wish me luck!

 

[rlhagan56]

Hi everyone! I've been reading on here for quite some time now. I had 3 gorgeous splash silkie pullets with a blue cockeral, then made the jump and paid for a show quality pair of splash. I've never lost birds before in all these years, but I lost that expensive pullet, she looked like she was eating the shavings! Broke my heart, I cried for a long time. I practice biosecurity and have some very nice pens and runs we made covered, and that happens!

Then my other 3 pullets disappeared. Someone stole them! Can you believe that? We leave our gate open in winter so someone took advantage. I feel so defeated!

Edited to add, last year when I wanted to start with some splash silkies I purchased hatching eggs. Paid a lot, then the eggs arrived with very little packing and all broken. Couldn't get her to send more or refund me. I feel cursed when it comes to splash silkies.

So here I sit with a splash rooster and a blue rooster. I can't find any quality splash silkies for sale anywhere, so if anyone will be selling any in a few months time,( too cold now), I would love to buy some and pay for shipping. Any age! I live in the far eastern corner of Nevada, 2 hours from Utah, so it's hard to find them.

 

[FishMtFarm]

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear someone could be that ballsy and steal your chickens. Check out Amber waves silkies on Facebook. She is in California and ships. Expensive but I have a couple of her birds and love them. Also Magnolia silkies in Florida. She once again has beautiful birds and ships. If you tell them what you are looking for, I'm sure they would give you a heads up on if or when they will have some available. So sorry for your loss. I would be putting a game camera out on a tree so you can catch the idiot who took your birds. If they did it once they may do it again.

 

[PaulaMc]

Hi Guys

Worried about my mini silkie, Bridget. Was bathing her today and noticed this growth on her face and a multi-coloured wattle. Any ideas please?

 

[Sylvester017]

Congrats. I find a huge difference in picture quality even between my 8 year old dslr camera and my Galaxy S7. Read your manual for a sports mode or how to adjust shutter speed to faster.

TY! I'm up to pg-37 of 104-pgs in the manual so I'm a 3rd of the way getting there! Couldn't work on the camera yesterday at all - too busy but took one indoor test snap so far and shocked myself when the flash popped up LOL! I'm still trying to figure the halfway pressure on the snap feature to focus before completely pressing down on the shutter button. That's when the flash went off and surprised me but even with that mistake I got an excellent clear picture of the living room bookcase

. I think I'm going to love the picture quality on this Canon! A mistake on my Nikon gives a blurry picture but a mistake on this Canon gave a beautiful clear quality.

 

[Sylvester017]

That's just nuts. I don't understand it. Although hey, there is always bribery. Haha your neighbors don't complain they get free eggs. My family might be moving and we're only looking in towns that let me have my chickens and ducks. I understand having rules about chickens if you have less than .5 acres but more than that I don't think it should matter.

A complaining neighbor, no matter what distance, will eventually bring local authorities around. We aren't supposed to have roos but I occasionally hear a couple bantams crowing somewhere in the neighborhood, but I don't say anything and actually enjoy it -- but some neighbors don't even like hearing laughing children walking home from school -- you just never know for sure. I've been lucky that my current neighbors don't complain about our little flock because an egg song can be quite loud -- even from a tiny Silkie hen!

 

[lynly444]

I haven't got mine yet I cannot wait this will be my 1st breed to my new f!Ock ! I have heard that they will sit on other chickens eggs?If so I'm just not sure on how you breed say silkies roo when female's could be polish or frizzle can someone clear that up?:/

 

[Lamaremybabies]

A complaining neighbor, no matter what distance, will eventually bring local authorities around.  We aren't supposed to have roos but I occasionally hear a couple bantams crowing somewhere in the neighborhood, but I don't say anything and actually enjoy it -- but some neighbors don't even like hearing laughing children walking home from school -- you just never know for sure.  I've been lucky that my current neighbors don't complain about our little flock because an egg song can be quite loud -- even from a tiny Silkie hen!

Wow. Some people are just rediculous.