Silkie thread!

[Sanna]

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I know I have at least one boy for sure. And that's good because I wanted a splash rooster. Somehow I'll just have to come up with the patience and wait for the rest of them to grow to see what genders I really have. Soooo hard to wait when you want to know right away! lol

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I love roosters. Especially the silkie roosters. They're great.

 

[KMHunter]

Quote: I will have to go look a little closer. I think it may be the angle because I am pretty sure it;s straight.
Nope! It is very slightly off! I have been looking at that boy so closely for months now and didn't catch it! It looks worse in the picture than in real life. It is straight at the spot where it connects to his face, but then a few mm's down it starts to go off a bit. It was really hard to see it's that slight, but it's there. And he wasn't happy with me taking him out of the coop to have a look. Gave me some lip service for it!

I know the consensus is 50-50 on genetic or hatching problem, I am going to see how he grows out more and watch that beak. I am hesitant on getting rid of him because the area where it attatches to his face is straight and he is starting to look good otherwise. But if I have to I will.

 

[LaPetiteFarmer]

I wouldn't give up on the little guy yet. Try the hair tie first or maybe even a small rubber band would work. I found this article on how to cull chicks and it seems like it is very quick and humane

Thanks. I wont kill it but i was wondering for future if a chick is severing how to do it the most humanly. The baking soda seems ok even though i wont be able to do it ( i will leave that to my DH lol) If anyone did that method I would like to know more about it.

 

[LaPetiteFarmer]

I also had a silkie with this leg problem and was able to get it fixed fairly quickly. Don't use a bandaid - that did not work in my experience. Use some of the thin 1/2" wide surgical tape that is like white cloth and very sticky on one side. If you don't have any it is cheap to get in the first aid section near the bandaids at most any store. Use a piece that is much longer han you think you'd need and wrap it around several times so there is a lot of tape holding it together, not just one little section that will break free under pressure. If you have someone to hold the chick on its back with its legs sticking up while you apply the tape, this is very helpful! Leave a section of about 3/4" - 1" between the legs and press the tape firmly together up to the legs so they don't slip out. If it is a very fluffy legged chick, you can trim off some of the leg fluff so it sticks better. Don't give up - this is fixable.

Oh, and please don't ever put a chick in the freezer! Maybe he meant it was an easy way for the person to be rid of the duty, but definitely not for the chick which would die a slow dragged out death. I usually ask my husband to take care of it when there is a chick that is too far gone and he will quickly remove its head with a sturdy very sharp knife. Doesn't sound pleasant either way, but the freezer idea makes me quesy thinking of how the chick would suffer.

My DH helped me and it kinda worked, but I had to spend an hour next to it because it kept falling. I feel horrible about it!
As for the freezer situation, no way i will never do that... that is straight disgusting. Thank you for taking the time to describe the procedure, it helped me!

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

Thanks. I wont kill it but i was wondering for future if a chick is severing how to do it the most humanly. The baking soda seems ok even though i wont be able to do it ( i will leave that to my DH lol) If anyone did that method I would like to know more about it.

This is how I cull all my birds. I just can't cut the heads off our break the necks on them. Although I have had a couple that were so mean I was very tempted to break their necks.

 

[aoxa]

Nope! It is very slightly off! I have been looking at that boy so closely for months now and didn't catch it! It looks worse in the picture than in real life. It is straight at the spot where it connects to his face, but then a few mm's down it starts to go off a bit. It was really hard to see it's that slight, but it's there. And he wasn't happy with me taking him out of the coop to have a look. Gave me some lip service for it! I know the consensus is 50-50 on genetic or hatching problem, I am going to see how he grows out more and watch that beak. I am hesitant on getting rid of him because the area where it attatches to his face is straight and he is starting to look good otherwise. But if I have to I will.

It is really slight in the picture as well, but we were just talking about the issue on the breeding thread. I have a girl who has it, and she is being rehomed to a pet family that just wants a cute fluffy broody.

Here is my off girl. It's too bad because she's really beautiful.

 

[appps]

Hope it's alright to ask here. Just wondering if anyone has successfully used hair clips to keep feathers out of eyes rather than clipping? I'd love to preserve the feathers long enough to get a photo of them fully grown before clipping but was wondering if the other chickens will just peck at anything I try making it unsuccessful to clip them back?

If you have used them does a certain type work best? I've got silkie, sizzle and frizzles all growing top knots at the moment

Thanks?

 

[aoxa]

Hope it's alright to ask here. Just wondering if anyone has successfully used hair clips to keep feathers out of eyes rather than clipping? I'd love to preserve the feathers long enough to get a photo of them fully grown before clipping but was wondering if the other chickens will just peck at anything I try making it unsuccessful to clip them back? If you have used them does a certain type work best? I've got silkie, sizzle and frizzles all growing top knots at the moment Thanks?

Yep! Not with my silkies - as they seem to get around no problem and aren't paranoid that things are following them like my houdans. Here is my Gigi sporting his new hairdo. He instantly felt better when I put his hair back, and I didn't want to cut his pretty crest before a show.

Try not to tie it too close to the bottom.

 

[peepblessed]

So I am posting some pics of my blue cockerel. He is 19 weeks. Just let me know what you think. Honestly. Would he ok to breed to a really typey pullet/hen?










Ok! Have at it! I want to know if he is good enough to breed.
He holds his wings low whenever I am around, I have seen him with his wings up higher and tighter when he doesn't see me. As soon as I come into view he is doing his dropped shoulder attitude dance thing. It's pretty cute coming from one so small!

Nope! It is very slightly off! I have been looking at that boy so closely for months now and didn't catch it! It looks worse in the picture than in real life. It is straight at the spot where it connects to his face, but then a few mm's down it starts to go off a bit. It was really hard to see it's that slight, but it's there. And he wasn't happy with me taking him out of the coop to have a look. Gave me some lip service for it!

I know the consensus is 50-50 on genetic or hatching problem, I am going to see how he grows out more and watch that beak. I am hesitant on getting rid of him because the area where it attatches to his face is straight and he is starting to look good otherwise. But if I have to I will.

He is a pretty boy! What a shame about that beak.... The low wing doesn't concern me at that age but I'm wondering if there's a split? His back looks a little long but it could be the photo. Nice feet and comb.

 

[sager:)silkies]

Nope! It is very slightly off! I have been looking at that boy so closely for months now and didn't catch it! It looks worse in the picture than in real life. It is straight at the spot where it connects to his face, but then a few mm's down it starts to go off a bit. It was really hard to see it's that slight, but it's there. And he wasn't happy with me taking him out of the coop to have a look. Gave me some lip service for it!

I know the consensus is 50-50 on genetic or hatching problem, I am going to see how he grows out more and watch that beak. I am hesitant on getting rid of him because the area where it attatches to his face is straight and he is starting to look good otherwise. But if I have to I will.

i have hatched chicks from a curved beak with no problems in the offspring
its another story if he would have scissor beak