Silkie thread!

[vebyrd36]

some of my new Silkies in with my Ameraucanas, and rogue baby male chicks.
They are two day old. I have a total of 21 my little Silkie mom just has to have them all. She is so funny to watch with the babies.

 

[silkymom1986]

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awww this is so cute!!! I can't wait until my Silkie hen goes broody, I just set 21 silkie eggs in incubator last night. My silkie hens are almost 7 months old, 1 just started laying, how long until they usually will go broody?

 

[vebyrd36]

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awww this is so cute!!! I can't wait until my Silkie hen goes broody, I just set 21 silkie eggs in incubator last night. My silkie hens are almost 7 months old, 1 just started laying, how long until they usually will go broody?

My silkies are 8 months, so I would say as long as they are warm and still laying it should be soon. I kept her in the house I the guest room.

 

[artsyrobin]

well, one of my hens started laying and within 2 months went broody- she is never happier than when she is raising babies...

 

[vebyrd36]

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Ah how cute.

 

[stoopid]

That is one od the strangest silkie chicks I've ever seen!

PS I know it's a penguin. At least that what we call all our guineas, they look like baby penguins!!

 

[artsyrobin]

poor thing, they are older now and try to snuggle and its quite a sight! i need some more silkies- i have my staypuf, she is white, and just a snuggler...

got her from a friend that can't remember the breeder- she bought RIR eggs and they added a silkie egg, she doesn't raise silkies, so she gave her to me- she is alot softer than my others

 

[djennings]

My silkie hen was 6 1/2 months old and starting laying by her 20th egg she was broody. Hatched out eggs, stayed with babies about 8 weeks and went broody again.

 

[Minewmonty]

Wow! Everyones silkies are gorgeous! I'm new to the Silkie world and I love them! I'm glad to have found people who are equally in love with their birds!
Currently trying to sex my 5 babies (5-6 months) and it's so hard! I flip flop every day! Iveorry I may have 4 cockerels and one pullet, and we already have two Roos! Ahh!

I would LOVE some snuggly hens!

 

[sager:)silkies]

Ya it can be hard to sex them sometimes but i got like 43 birds and ten are prob roos everyone says they are deadly but not to me there nice they may have a little battle when u introduce new roosters but that's about it