Silkie thread!

Personally since you are only planning to get 2 or 3 birds, I would give them a warm bath in cat/dog flea/tick shampoo with an insect growth regulator (follow directions on the bottle). Wrap in a towel to absorb moisture and after about 15 minutes use ivermectin pouron in hte sing pit or back of neck. Then blow dry. Keep in a warm area for at least 24 hours.

I'd ask for a small amount of her feed so tha over about a week you can wean them from hers to whatever you choose. Start at about 50/50 and gradually decrease the amount of hers that you use. Personally I would be feeding a gamebird grower at 5 months, and as I said, supplementing with some grains (wheat, oats, rice), fresh fruits and veggies, oil seeds (safflower, black oil sunflower) and possibly bird vitamins such as Avia Charge 2000 or calf manna.
 
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Great info! I was just going to ask what I should be feeding my new birds, Sorry Jenesis, Tigerstripes is my DD, she was logged in and I didnt know it, that was my post!
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Funny comments though!
 
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Super cute! But there is no way to tell at this age what sex they will be. I have even had 5 months old trick me I think they are hens and the next thing I know they are Crowing.
 
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Super cute! But there is no way to tell at this age what sex they will be. I have even had 5 months old trick me I think they are hens and the next thing I know they are Crowing.

X1000 no way to know gender at this sage sans DNA testing
 
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This is my guess:
1. Pullet
2. Roo
3. Pullet

I don't know how many silkies there are though.
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X2. BUT, this is just a guess. I have two that looked just like #2 and BOTH are pullets. I had many PQ silkies that I thought were roos until they layed an egg! I don't know the quality of yours, so I'm not saying they are PQ, but if they were, then I would say it is even more difficult to tell sometimes. Silkies are so hard to sex anyway. I still call about four of mine "he" by mistake even though I know they are girls just because I thought they were boys for so long. They are cuties!!!​
 

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