Silkie thread!

[Sanna]

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Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.

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This is also good to know. Adams Flea spray certainly is easy to find. lol
Now, what do the pine needles do again?? I remember someone mentioning this pages and pages back. Maybe it was you? Is that for the lice?

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Love these two shots. lol

 

[aoxa]

Ahhhh.    I just love that.  I will hope if mine is a he, he's a really late bloomer and rarely ever crows.  I've heard about some silkie boys that are quiet.  I might be able to keep him then. 

Is your very docile white boy still this way and is he a quiet roo as well?       <...hoping praying...>

My white boy is relocated because I wasn't going to breed him, but I am close with his new mother, and he is not crowing yet and is 22 weeks old

Some roosters are quiet, but they are few and far between. My silkies are late bloomers for crowing as well. All colours of boys are late.

I just caught a 6 week old mixed breed cockerel crowing this morning. It was HILARIOUS. He was so proud

 

[jrosemoore]

Hey! I am curious about the quality of my silkies. I hatched them about four months ago from eggs I ordered online as show quality. I didn't know much about Silkies at the time and have spent a while now researching this bird and reading up on the standard of perfection. I just want to see if anyone think his wings do not look that great.I believe the term angel wing may be used...I know he will probably fluff out a little bit more as he grows but I am still curious whether or not I should sell him as pet quality. Here's a pic:

And thanks for everything guys!

 

[aoxa]

Hey! I am curious about the quality of my silkies. I hatched them about four months ago from eggs I ordered online as show quality. I didn't know much about Silkies at the time and have spent a while now researching this bird and reading up on the standard of perfection. I just want to see if anyone think his wings do not look that great.I believe the term angel wing may be used...I know he will probably fluff out a little bit more as he grows but I am still curious whether or not I should sell him as pet quality. Here's a pic: And thanks for everything guys!

Chickens don't get angel wing. It's a waterfowl thing. His wings look weak in the picture. They should be tight and held like this:

But it could be the heat when the picture was taken. If they hold their wings like that in the winter, you will have an issue, and I would not breed any with weak wings.

 

[peepblessed]

male

I have to agree - sorry.....

 

[jrosemoore]

Chickens don't get angel wing. It's a waterfowl thing.
His wings look weak in the picture. They should be tight and held like this:

But it could be the heat when the picture was taken. If they hold their wings like that in the winter, you will have an issue, and I would not breed any with weak wings.

Thanks Aoxa. I was thinking they looked weak---or that his primaries folded on top of his secondaries. The sad thing is that if I get rid of this clutch of three(which all have the same problem) then I will not have any silkies left.

 

[aoxa]

Thanks Aoxa. I was thinking they looked weak---or that his primaries folded on top of his secondaries. The sad thing is that if I get rid of this clutch of three(which all have the same problem) then I will not have any silkies left.

How old are they now? I found some of mine held them more loosely until a bit older.

 

[aoxa]

Actually, way more loosely!

Phyllis @ 12 weeks

NOW. I do think it was hot in the first image, but they were really loose there! Give them a couple more months. Also note that she does not have split wing. I'll have to take some images of fanned out wings, but it's a tough job when you have to hold the camera and spread the wing

 

[jrosemoore]

How old are they now? I found some of mine held them more loosely until a bit older.

They are roughly 4 months old(hatched. The good thing about this is that if I do get rid of them then I can just start fresh....

 

[Basel]

My white boy is relocated because I wasn't going to breed him, but I am close with his new mother, and he is not crowing yet and is 22 weeks old

Some roosters are quiet, but they are few and far between. My silkies are late bloomers for crowing as well. All colours of boys are late.
I just caught a 6 week old mixed breed cockerel crowing this morning. It was HILARIOUS. He was so proud

Ha ha! I have one of my white's hatch-mates [a gray from a different breeder] who just has started crowing. It sounds like a sick frog! But he keeps trying.

I love that your white boy is still mute. A silent roo would be heaven!