Silkie thread!

[AuroraSprings]

Thanks! Anyone else?

 

[emvickrey]

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I think Dylans Silkies has a few red dutch ones for sale. You could try getting in touch with her.

I would love to see some of those. Dutch?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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I think Dylans Silkies has a few red dutch ones for sale. You could try getting in touch with her.

I would love to see some of those. Dutch?

Lines from the Netherlands, not the breed of Dutch bantams, lol.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Silkies are no more seasonal layers than most breeds: In northern parts of the country that have significantly fewer hours of light in winter will cause most breeds to go on sabbatical. Where I am, the extreme summer heat is far more likley to cuase stress and for them to stop laying than winter lighting. Silkies lay just as frequently as any breed, except that they go broody often, during which time they do not lay. They will start again about 4-6 weeks after the chicks hatch. Mine usually do not lay until 9-13 months old.

 

[Teresaann24]

Here is the two chicks I got from my cuckoo silkie eggs.

Side by side you can't really see that one is black and the other is a blue color.

Here is the black one (Don't mind my finger nails I'v been planting all day..LOL I don't like gloves)

The blueish color one

FYI: We are planting strawberries, Tomato's,cucumbers & Watermelon & Pumpkins

 

[PamB]

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Awww...they are adorable!!

 

[Teresaann24]

So should I start seeing the cuckoo as they start to feather in?

 

[aubreynoramarie]

hi guys,
so i wanted to bounce in here to ask a question


around what age do the streamers become obvious?

i have four showgirl chicks (about 2 months old) and it seems they all have streamers EXCEPT the one who is very obviously a roo (beat red comb, red neck, aggressive). I am HOPING that its just their crest feathers coming in funky...

 

[emvickrey]

I have a question which is also a request.

Could somebody tell me what color he is? You cna't see it in the pic but he has some gold leackage on his head and neck. It's not noticable until you have hi in your arms cuddling. He's a cuddler.

By emvickrey at 2010-11-02

By emvickrey at 2010-11-01

Would he be showable? He has one foot that the 4th and 5th toes aren't right. I would think it would be a waste of time just for that reason then there is the leackage. When he was younger there was no leackage. It's just showing up. He's almost a year old.

 

[Teresaann24]

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Looks to be gray to me.