Silkie thread!

[Little Coop on Salt Creek]

Troubleshooting for chick death is hard. Usually if they go to homes between 3 to 5 weeks coccidia is a problem. Temperature is a problem from hatch till about a month old as well as pasty butt. Nutritional concerns for the first few months and several other problems stress including where there kept and other household pets. I would be happy to help if I can

Thank you @sue25! I had pretty much come to the conclusion that it wasn't anything I did, but I am making a few changes like keeping them until at least a week old to help flush out any weak ones. I do have some specific questions though that I'll pm you about.

 

[Ian_knight]

I bought some silkies from ideal poultry and I have heard they produce sort of “mut” silkies does anyone know if this is true?

 

[sue25]

Thank you @sue25! I had pretty much come to the conclusion that it wasn't anything I did, but I am making a few changes like keeping them until at least a week old to help flush out any weak ones. I do have some specific questions though that I'll pm you about.

Anytime.

 

[BrahmaMom1797]

I just got these lovely ladies from a home that didn’t want them anymore and was gonna leave them for the coyotes. They’re skidish but so lovely! One of these silly girls took her first dust bath today, it took them about two weeks to leave the coop.

 

[LynnaePB]

I just got these lovely ladies from a home that didn’t want them anymore and was gonna leave them for the coyotes. They’re skidish but so lovely! One of these silly girls took her first dust bath today, it took them about two weeks to leave the coop.View attachment 1793514 View attachment 1793513

Aww poor girls, I'm so glad they found a good home with you!

 

[BlueBaby]

@BrahmaMom1797 You got lucky to have been able to get them, as they are also lucky that you saved them. We seem to have become a "throw-away" society.

 

[pointsalamander]

Well poor Floof and Poof... I'm trying to get them outside, instead of in the basement rubbermaid tub and my momma hen is just a bully to them currently... She let them make a cuddle pile last night then this morning was just like nope, not night no love.

As an aside I know Floof is boy colored like REALLY boy colored. But comb growth... when does that start? I know it can vary, but I know my little buff roo had a sizable comb at 12 weeks. This one has 0 comb growth so far... does comb growth vary by color?

*photos of them with momma Bluebelle and them on their perch AWAY from momma Bluebelle.

 

[pointsalamander]

@BrahmaMom1797 You got lucky to have been able to get them, as they are also lucky that you saved them. We seem to have become a "throw-away" society.

I agree with this. People in my area just dump them in local parks because keeping a chicken in winter is more difficult... so they dump them in the fall and then get new chicks in the spring... yeah that's ridiculous. you get an animal you are responsible till you either find it a new home or its life ends... don't just dump them in a park and run....

 

[TwoChicksChix]

Hey guys, I have a question for y’all silkie breeders. I have been looking online everywhere for how to breed a silver partridge silkie, as in what two colors you have to breed together to get one and what percentage of chicks would be silver partridge. Except there is absolutely nothing online giving me any information. Does anyone here have any idea about how to get one?

 

[BlueBaby]

Hey guys, I have a question for y’all silkie breeders. I have been looking online everywhere for how to breed a silver partridge silkie, as in what two colors you have to breed together to get one and what percentage of chicks would be silver partridge. Except there is absolutely nothing online giving me any information. Does anyone here have any idea about how to get one?

Maybe @sue25 would know?