Silkie thread!

[Hawkeye95]

Oops! And good point about getting a young adult. Would they still bond to me if they were older?
Thanks!

Yeah, I've had 3 birds shipped to me that were about 5 months old. They have all bonded and they come running to me when they see me. Of course, I bribe them with treats-- BOSS (black oil sunflower seeds) are their favorite! My cockerel is my favorite out of the bunch, he is just the sweetest.

NEW BABIES!!!!

CUTE!! The other pics you posted were adorable too!

 

[peepblessed]

Thank you so much! Here she is when she was a baby!

Too cute!!

 

[vickifiveoh]

At what age does a Silkie start laying? I have one that is a little over 6 months old and nothing yet. I know that she is a hen. I have 3 in a coop together. they are all the same age and the other 2 are crowing. I guess I am just being to impatient.......

 

[peepblessed]

NEW BABIES!!!!

You are baby blessed!!

 

[Tikkijane]

Hi!
I apologize in advance if this has already been covered. This thread is too long for a newbie to catch up on. If this has been covered and you can point me to a page or another thread, please do!
My question is this. Does anyone sell bearded silkie chicks that are sexed? My town won't allow roos....

Thanks!!

My Pet Chicken does DNA sexing, but there is a minimum depending on where you live and they are a bit $$ imo. But they do sex them there. No idea if they are bearded or not, though.........

 

[Tikkijane]

Alright all... I have a silkie chick, it is falling to grow, but it is active, just half the size of its fellows here at a week. It is not any bigger now than when it hatched. It eats, and drinks, has a problem going forward, but it does go forward especially when it wants to get back under its mama. Its head is also shaped a little weird... kinda like... like a baby when it first comes out and the top of its head is squeazed all funny... Like that. Well anyway... Should I give it some vitamins? How much? Should I take a pic? I mean it literally is the same size as when it was hatched 5 days ago...

Pics? Sounds like he may have a vaulted skull. Are the other chicks lf or bantams? I had one of mine walk completely backward with it's head between its legs the other day. That's what I call a backseat driver!

 

[mama2my4]

At what age does a Silkie start laying? I have one that is a little over 6 months old and nothing yet. I know that she is a hen. I have 3 in a coop together. they are all the same age and the other 2 are crowing. I guess I am just being to impatient.......

I have one just about 7 months that I am still waiting on, too.

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

Quote: I hope my little Peepers R. Fluffybutt looks like one of these (brown) gorgeous chickens when he/she grows up!!
Are they both considered Partridge?
Orange Sherbert is gorgeous too!


No, Orange is some variation on buff.




Sonoran your the one who swore Orange Sherbert was/is a splash partridge. He does have splashing in the wings, and remember he did come out of a partridge/blue partridge pen....the father to him was a blazing orange and red partridgey roo.

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

I was just told that all silkies are bantams... Is this true?

American silkies are classified as a bantam.

Europe they have bantam and standard class silkies though the standards aren't very big only about 6 lbs

 

[peepblessed]

At what age does a Silkie start laying? I have one that is a little over 6 months old and nothing yet. I know that she is a hen. I have 3 in a coop together. they are all the same age and the other 2 are crowing. I guess I am just being to impatient.......

Somewhere between 5 and 10 months. Hang in there!