Silkie thread!

[peepblessed]

New babies! I think the top one looks just like a poodle. The second one is a very funny color--is that porcelain maybe? Not sure what color the third one is. I have to check, but I'm pretty sure it came out of a painted pen. They are one day old in the pics.

Really adorable babies!!

 

[peepblessed]

I GOT MY FIRST PAINT CHICK!

Sorry, I was excited. This is my third time to incubate paint eggs, in the past I've gotten whites, silver partridge and a couple of "off" colors. I locked down 24 silkie eggs and two of my own lakenvelder eggs. Last night when I when to bed, I had a Lak and a blue silkie (BBS eggs), with eight more pips.

This morning I woke up to the Lak and 7 silkie chicks, two of which are paints!!! There are still six more pips this morning (eggs were due today).

Pictures after the hatch is over and everyone has fluffed up.

Deb

Congratulations!!!!

 

[Sanna]

i but frount line on all birds going to shows and come back from shows

Probably a stupid question...

...but do you use the Frontline made for cats and/or dogs? And does it work for all lice & mites or just certain ones? I would imagine it would kill everything on the bird when applied and keep other bugs away after applying, as it does for cats & dogs?

I GOT MY FIRST PAINT CHICK!

Sorry, I was excited. This is my third time to incubate paint eggs, in the past I've gotten whites, silver partridge and a couple of "off" colors. I locked down 24 silkie eggs and two of my own lakenvelder eggs. Last night when I when to bed, I had a Lak and a blue silkie (BBS eggs), with eight more pips.

This morning I woke up to the Lak and 7 silkie chicks, two of which are paints!!! There are still six more pips this morning (eggs were due today).

Pictures after the hatch is over and everyone has fluffed up.

Deb

How exciting!

I got a silver partridge looking chick out of my Paint egg, the second one was not fertile. Those were the only 2 Paint eggs I had so chances of having a Paint were pretty slim. lol
Can't wait to see pictures!

 

[chickendales]

Probably a stupid question...

...but do you use the Frontline made for cats and/or dogs?


How exciting!

I got a silver partridge looking chick out of my Paint egg, the second one was not fertile. Those were the only 2 Paint eggs I had so chances of having a Paint were pretty slim. lol
Can't wait to see pictures!

yes i use frontline for cat\dogs i like the topical the best some people use the spray i use 2to3 drops on the bantams and 4to5 on large fowel birds, frontline even kills mites

 

[Sanna]

So, I almost forgot! I don't know how I could have forgotten to tell everyone the good news! lol
I picked up my two birds from the fair today and they both got a blue ribbon and $10.00 each.

I just don't know how it was possible that they both got first place. There were much nicer birds out at the fair. How do these birds get judged anyway?? There were so many silkies that got first place. Does it go by color and gender? That's the only reason I can think of that would make sense they ended up with blue ribbons.

Sorry to be a pain in the *** everyone, but can anyone answer this question?

 

[chickendales]

Sorry to be a pain in the *** everyone, but can anyone answer this question?

some fair give blue ribbins to all birds like A ribbin

 

[chickendales]

some fair give blue ribbins to all birds like A ribbin

our fair dose A B C Ribbin even thow ribbins say 1st 2nd 3rd

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: As an example, say you start with a blue pullet.

She can get first place in her class (blue ribbon). Then they judge the blue cocks, hens & cockerels, they could each get first place in their classes. They then judge those four first place birds against each other for Best of Variety (BV). They then pick Reserve of Variety (RV).

That procedure is repeated for each color (variety) of silkie entered in the show.

Then they take all the BV's and they compete for the best silkie (Best of Breed or BB) and Reserve of Breed or Best Opposite Sex of Breed (some shows do one or the other).

Then the BB silkie would compete against all the other feather legged bantams (cochin, brahma, etc) for Best Feather Legged Bantam. That bird would compete again all the other best category bantams (SCCL, RCCL, Game, etc) for Best Small Fowl.

A similar thing would happen in Large Fowl (American, Continental, etc). Those two birds would compete against the Best Turkey and Waterfowl (goose, duck) for Best in Show.

It all works similar to a dog show if you are familiar with them.

See, lots of blue ribbons available!

And this doesn't even count youth shows which may judge Danish system.

Deb

 

[ChicksNherps]

So I was in the other room bathing one of my silkies, and I had my splash in the livingroom. I walked back into teh livingroom and my dog looked to have been licking her, or trying to play with her (she likes to put her mouth on thing's necks), she looked fine so I took a picture of the slobber covered pullet and went back to bathing my other one. Well while she was back in her cage I saw her panting and laying low, I thought she may be ready to lay an egg, she hasn't started yet, but then I realized a small spot of blood on the back of her neck. I thought maybe my dog accidentally scratched her thin skin so I wet her down and checked her over. Nothing. If my dog accidentally plucked a feather would there be a little blood? She looks fine now, though a little wet. Do they get noisy when they are going to lay soon? she will occasionally start a squawking fit, of like "bok bok bok bokawk!" over and over. she is 9, maybe 10 months now.

oh, and here is the slobbery chicken

 

[mama2my4]

Had to share this sweet moment.

My splash girl has been on hatching duty and did a wonderful job. This is her baby, a LF blue langshan. Gotta love them silkies!!