Silkie thread!

[aoxa]

Took my weekly pictures of the silkies. The younger group is 12 weeks old - the older group is now 15 weeks.

Gretta (white) and Phyllis (partridge) are 2 of the girls from my older group.

Scotty Mac - Older group. Getting streamers! I sexed him very early, and I stood by it. He is definitely all boy.

Close up

Unnamed frizzled silkie boy (AKA Frilkie) from the older group.

LOL - Gretta sleeping on Phyllis' butt

Agatha - My crooked beak girl She's about a week and a half younger then group 1 Younger group:

Thinking boy

Group shot of some of them

There is this uniquely coloured one (buff x blue mating). I was so hoping girl, but the comb is raised a bit - which makes me nervous :S

I am fairly certain this is a girl - She is so cute

Close up And because I love to share the silly cuteness of my sizzle project...

Need to get darker skin in next generation. They are stinking cute though, aren't they?

Their sizzle father. He has the proper features of a silkie, but when bred back to a silkie - I have yet to get frizzled feathers. I bred him to a polish hen and got what you see above. Some have darker skin than others.

 

[PNWGirl]

Will a silkie be sad if she is the only silkie in a flock? I have a small flock that is growing, was planning on adopting a silkie and an ameraucana (sp??) bantam. Both of these chickens are from the same flock, but I have NO silkies at home. I've been doing some research, and finding out that they like to be with other silkies, and don't roost with the other birds. Wondering if this sweet silkie would be better off going somewhere with more than one? My kids are in love with her and really want me to take her along with the other bantam.

Currently I have a Polish at home and some sort of EE pullet. They are both standard size chicks. Looking to add some more girls before winter comes, just don't want a sad silkie on my hands. Currently, the flock she is in has other silkies so she is used to being around them.

I am new to chicken-hood any info you could provide me with would be soooo appreciated.

Thanks!

I have a Silkie chick that is growing up with a batch of Serama chicks. I needed to do that as she is an 'only' and the other Silkie chicks are much older and she can not be put with them until she gets older/bigger.

The, unexpected, result is that she is MUCH more confident, than the other Silkie chicks. The boldness of the Serama's is teaching her to be that way too. She climbs over everything, roosts, nothing fazes her. LOVE THAT!!!

My other Silkie chicks, right now, are air heads and scare easily. If you put anything new, in their Brooder, they act like it is going to eat them and they cluster as far away from it as possible. Not so with my 'only' Silkie. Put something new in and she is climbing all over it or checking it out in moments.

Wish that I could always raise my Silkies with Serama's now!!

Sheila

 

[PNWGirl]

For Everyone Posting Photo's:

THANK YOU!!! Post away!!! I LOVE looking at them and hoping that my guys grow up as lovely.

Sheila

 

[aoxa]

[COLOR=800080]I have a Silkie chick that is growing up with a batch of Serama chicks.  I needed to do that as she is an 'only' and the other Silkie chicks are much older and she can not be put with them until she gets older/bigger. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=800080]The, unexpected, result is that she is MUCH more confident, than the other Silkie chicks.  The boldness of the Serama's is teaching her to be that way too.  She climbs over everything, roosts, nothing fazes her.  LOVE THAT!!! [/COLOR]

[COLOR=800080]My other Silkie chicks, right now, are air heads and scare easily.  If you put anything new, in their Brooder, they act like it is going to eat them and they cluster as far away from it as possible. [/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]Not so with my 'only' Silkie.  Put something new in and she is climbing all over it or checking it out in moments.   [/COLOR]

[COLOR=800080]Wish that I could always raise my Silkies with Serama's now!![/COLOR]

[COLOR=800080]Sheila [/COLOR]

No reason you can't!

I raise my silkies with larger breeds when I don't have a broody available. I usually stick my silkie chicks with broodies.

My frilkie was raised with huge cochin x barred rocks and has an attitude like them. He would roost if he could, but he can't see very well

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

some pics from today...here is my splash (Charolette) I am thinking of taking to a show in Sept...and Ginger...the orange frosting girl




This is Ginger and her sister, Mary-Ann...both came from a paint egg...they both have some small paint spots but also both have this 'orange frosting'...only ginger has much more...

All of them are absolutely gorgeous. Love the Orangesciles and the partridge of course I'm biased...the orange frosted remind of me my Sherbert. LOL

 

[peepblessed]

some pics from today...here is my splash (Charolette) I am thinking of taking to a show in Sept...and Ginger...the orange frosting girl




This is Ginger and her sister, Mary-Ann...both came from a paint egg...they both have some small paint spots but also both have this 'orange frosting'...only ginger has much more...


Here is Moon-Pie...do you think she is show worthy? Her crest is a little small...


Charolette


Mary-Ann




Ginger, and Mary-Ann are always hanging out together...they LOVE each other


Love the BUM shots....










and last but not least is my paint roo...Kel




and in full crow....




sorry about all the pics...and believe me there are MANY others...lol

Your flock is so lovely!! The splash is exceptional!

 

[peepblessed]

Took my weekly pictures of the silkies. The younger group is 12 weeks old - the older group is now 15 weeks.

Gretta (white) and Phyllis (partridge) are 2 of the girls from my older group.

Scotty Mac - Older group. Getting streamers! I sexed him very early, and I stood by it. He is definitely all boy.

Close up

Unnamed frizzled silkie boy (AKA Frilkie) from the older group.

LOL - Gretta sleeping on Phyllis' butt

Agatha - My crooked beak girl

She's about a week and a half younger then group 1
Younger group:

Thinking boy

Group shot of some of them

There is this uniquely coloured one (buff x blue mating). I was so hoping girl, but the comb is raised a bit - which makes me nervous :S

I am fairly certain this is a girl - She is so cute

Close up

And because I love to share the silly cuteness of my sizzle project...

Need to get darker skin in next generation. They are stinking cute though, aren't they?

Their sizzle father. He has the proper features of a silkie, but when bred back to a silkie - I have yet to get frizzled feathers. I bred him to a polish hen and got what you see above. Some have darker skin than others.

Great photos of your beauties!!

 

[aoxa]

Great photos of your beauties!!

Thank you

 

[JayLyn07]

Thanks i found it in the google search and thought it was great.

 

[Sanna]

good advice...sour crop is a strange illness and I had two LF girls get it a couple years ago...I even took one to the vet and they drained her crop ect, special diet...it worked for a few weeks but I ended up losing them

I was told it could be a secondary symptom of something else wrong ....? I hope she gets better soon..

So what is this sour crop that people are talking about?

What exactly are the symptoms and what should you look for incase one of your birds has this?

This one is great!