Silkie thread!

[TheRookie]

Sumner-Byrd Farm, Inc.

4241 Moonrise Drive

Holly Springs, NC 27540

Office phone: (919) 372-9529
www.sumner-byrdfarm.com

Roy Sumner

David Byrd my cousin has silkies

The website says no shipping on hatching eggs. They are a bit far for me to drive to get them unfortunately.

 

[TheRookie]

If a hen consistently lays soft eggs, but has constant access to egg shells and oyster shells... what could be the cause?

 

[Sanna]

So I took my rooster Curly and a blue pullet to the Durham Fair today. I don't think they have a shot in the dark after seeing some of the other Silkies there.

That's alright. I'm doing this for fun. Next year my Catdance chicks will be ready to go.


Anyway. When I pulled my rooster out of his carrier, they told me I should have entered him as a splash and showed me a gray rooster which to me looked like a very dark blue.

He was almost black. Didn't have my camera with me to take pictures with.. I'll do that Sunday.
But once again. Curly is some sort of a gray, correct? Definitely not a splash?


This is a sad, sad picture of him. lol He was having a melt down after his bath and blow dryin. He'd sit on the floor like a hen sitting on her eggs, refused to stand up. And then when I put him on this little garbage can he's standing on, he freaked out and couldn't keep his balance and kept falling on the floor. Poor Curly is so dramatic. Big mean rooster.

 

[Fur N Feathers]

Practice makes perfect Sanna!

Curly the drama Roo!

That picture looks splash to me, but it could be the lighting.

Oh, and I LOVE your avatar picture!!!!!

 

[Sanna]

Practice makes perfect Sanna!

Curly the drama Roo!

That picture looks splash to me, but it could be the lighting.

Oh, and I LOVE your avatar picture!!!!!

These are other pictures of Curly the drama Roo.

You're right, colors in that first picture aren't great.

 

[peepblessed]

These are other pictures of Curly the drama Roo.

You're right, colors in that first picture aren't great.

Here are pictures of gray. The color varies a lot. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/478550/what-does-a-grey-silkie-look-like/10 Your boy does look very light gray to me.

Here is the standard for gray:
Gray Silkie Bantams (Bearded and Non-Bearded)

Color - Male Plumage
Head
Dark Gray
Neck
Hackle - light gray streaked with darker gray.
Back
Even shade of chinchilla gray.
Saddle
To match hackle.
Tail
Main tail, sickles, and coverts same as back.
Wings
Shoulders, fronts, bows, and coverts same as back.
Primaries slaty gray with center shafting of darker shade.
Secondaries slaty gray.
Breast
Light gray.
Body & Stern
Same as back.
Shanks & Toes
Slaty blue
Undercolor
Smoky gray of a shade not darker than top color.

Color - Female Plumage
Head
Chinchilla Gray
Neck
Hackle - light gray streaked with darker gray.
Back & Cushion
Even shade of chinchilla gray.
Tail
Main tail and coverts same as back.
Wings
Shoulders, fronts, bows, and coverts same as back.
Primaries and secondaries solid even shade of slaty gray.
Breast
Light gray.
Body & Stern
Same as back.
Shanks & Toes
Slaty blue
Undercolor
Smoky gray of a shade not darker than top color.

 

[Cynthia12]

Within hours of finding the first chickens killed, I had this ordered. It arrived in a couple of days, two raccoons and two opossum in one week.

http://www.amazon.com/Havahart-1089...qid=1348715665&sr=8-5&keywords=havahart+traps

I do recognize that getting rid of a trapped skunk will be unpleasant, but better than finding your birds dead.

Deb

I have one just like it..catch cats in mine. I had one of my heratige RIR's caught and eaten by a ferral cat. Well, caught that one, then a big ol tom comes around, caught that one too. I would say poor cats, but I can't have them after my chickens!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Im fairly new to silkies thought I would post a few pics of my lavender pair they are 6 1/2 month olds cant wait to hatch out chicks in the spring. Also wondering if anyone has guesses on the sex of the paint silkie its about 3 months old and out of a catdance egg, the splash has me wondering to. Thsi is Elvis!

And this is sookie





here is my little paint, hoping its a girl!


And one of my little splashes. I need to work on how to take pics

Darling silkies! I am thinking..girl so far on that paint. Very pretty.

 

[jrosemoore]

I found another silkie thread! Yay! I am new here. I never knew Silkie breeding could be so tough! I will just sit back and subscribe and "cheep" in when ready!

 

[cindersga]

You just need more baby photo sessions!!!!!

And yes, I did lose one of the lavenders.

You had asked me a few pages back I think.


Brookhavens started another hatching thread and ChickyBangBang has joined us over there. She received her eggs this morning and I ordered and received another batch of Catdance eggs this morning, so there are several of us that will have the same due date. You should stop in and cheer us on, that is unless you want to join us again! Ha! Ha!

GET THEE BEHIND ME!!!

I will be a good cheerleader for you guys, that will be my gift.

You all are pretty close to the World Egg Day Hatchalong that is happening on here too so be sure and go check that out along the way. So sorry about loosing one of those cute lavenders. What did you get from Catdance and how many, DO TELL