Silkie thread!

[countrygirl911]

thank you

 

[Ms. Lewis Rich]

Check out my boy on Featherauction.
Wanted to post pictures here but having trouble uploading?

 

[midwestchickenwrangler]

Here is a picture of my 3 month old blue roo. He seems to look much better so far than his parents do. He is the sweetest boy. He loves to be held and pet. His dad is splash and mom is white. I'm not sure what the hens' backgrounds are, because I have only gotten blues from my trio (splash roo x white hens). I just thought I would share, I always enjoy looking at everyone else's pictures.

 

[flnatv]

Silkie question

We have 6 3 week old hatchery white silkies...
The all have a flat spot where the comb is except one... this one has what looks like a raised middle (not a single comb look, but it would make you think that if you didn't know).

Is this a possible way to sex them?
I am really hoping it is and we only have one roo in the bunch... I adore these little ones.

All the roos have an awesome home to go to (except one that we will keep)... so I will not be torn up if this is not a way to tell early on.

Any advice on what to start looking for?

 

[midwestchickenwrangler]

In my experience (about a year), the only way to tell for sure is to wait for an egg or a crow. I have guessed correctly so far on mine just comparing the younger ones to older ones.

 

[Aria]

Inside our barn with nexting boxes

 

[Aria]

 

[kfchickenlady]

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Nice pic, they look well loved!
On another note, I just found a half dead 2 week old silkie chick stuck in the hole of a chick feeder. Despite giving liquid vitamins, etc. It died.

I cannot figure this out, it was stuck half way in the hole with its feet in the feeder, and upper body stuck tight. It couldnt have been that way for more than half a day at the most...it never fails to be the one you want the most...

Im wondering if I should change to a different feeding system, Ive never had this happen in many years of raising chicks, although this is my first year with silkies....

 

[kelar]

So sorry to hear that - what a sad thing to find. I do not use the feeders with holes for the silkies because they always seemed to be getting into them - I switched to the regular chick feeders with the metal thing holding top and bottom together - ended up having to get little covers for those too because every so often would find one inside the feeder For the babies, I use just the bottoms of the metal feeders with the holes. This way the little ones can easily get to the feed and no chance of getting stuck in anything. After a few weeks (or when they are scratching all the food out) I switch over to the bigger chick feeders. I always try to keep in mind that if something CAN happen, it will

 

[kfchickenlady]

ok, thanks for the info, Ill take the top off the feeder for now, what a way to learn!