Silkie thread!

[aoxa]

Just sharing some recent pictures of my silkies. Love these little birds and looking to add a few more next year.
This is Beaker, hoping for a girl.


The 2 new black girls, no names yet.

This is Grace, my only girl colored like this, love her.

MJ and the 2 black ladies, they are always together

One of my lovely ladies, so happy with the black girls I got.

Same girl as above but she was watching the dog.

Bonnie, one of my buff girls, one of my original 6.

Lola, my lovely odd ball. Don't know what to call her color. Very pretty girl.

Goose my only non bearded girl in the bunch, one of my favorites.

Sam's butt, he doesn't have the sheen to his tail feathers yet but it's getting there.

Bonnie and one of the black girls.














Sorry about the picture overload, I just love sharing my babies. Hope to add a few showgirl hens next year.

Beautiful!

Check out MJ's wings though. They look split in the picture.

 

[Momma 2 silkies]

I don't know if his wings are split or not. It is hard to get pictures of him with his wings spread out, he isn't as friendly as my other boys, I just got him a few weeks ago.

 

[aoxa]

I don't know if his wings are split or not. It is hard to get pictures of him with his wings spread out, he isn't as friendly as my other boys, I just got him a few weeks ago. 

You don't have to get images. Just check yourself. See how they are laying.

If he does have split wing, I'd stay far away from that. Especially since it is so hard to get rid of, and it's an automatic DQ.

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

My trees are in full colour!

First fall in the new location. I am in love!!!!

Love the turkeys in the tree!

 

[aoxa]

Love the turkeys in the tree!

Thanks! I adore my turkeys

They love the silkies the best out of all of the breeds I keep. They have since they were young poults!

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

Ummm, I don't think you answered the asked question. 22% is okay. If you go much higher, you need to supplement with grains or veggies or other food that is low in protein to bring down the overall protein content. I have seen 26, 28 and even 35% protein. All of those are too high to feed regularly unless you lower the consumed protein amount by adding in other foods as I mentioned above.

SS- I have the chicks on Nutrena Country Feeds Starter Grower. Is this what you were feeding them? Western Ranchman only had that in their feed barrel. Have to go buy a bag as they are almost out of the 5lbs from last week. I feed my LF gals Nutrena Naturewise Layer Crumble. What do you feed your silkies?

 

[aoxa]

My frizzled silkie is definitely a frizzled silkie George is Houdini! For anyone who is interested.. Here is a smooth sizzle (1st gen). I just love her spots!

 

[sheeshshe]

this makes the types of food make sense. I was wondering why the grower was more expensive than the layer I got today. I always thought that layer had more protein, but I guess not!

 

[aoxa]

this makes the types of food make sense. I was wondering why the grower was more expensive than the layer I got today. I always thought that layer had more protein, but I guess not!

Layer can have high protein. It comes in different %'s. What it has that grower doesn't is a high calcium count.

Also, I'm checking out my feeds, and we don't have different types of grower. The type I get has lower protein than the layer. I do supplement protein with meats - especially this time of year. And they free range, so they get a lot of bugs, mice, etc. Saw my duck eat a toad.

Only option I have besides grower is medicated starter. I'm thinking of fermenting feed, which increases protein levels. Just have to figure out details.

 

[Momma 2 silkies]

You don't have to get images. Just check yourself. See how they are laying.
If he does have split wing, I'd stay far away from that. Especially since it is so hard to get rid of, and it's an automatic DQ.

When I checked his wings today, there are no gaps of missing feathers but they feel different, almost like they have a twist to them or something. He was free ranging with turkeys and a lot of lf were I got him from. I don't know what he was being fed or anything else. I can try a hatch from him and check the chicks wings and go from there, I'm not sure I even want to keep him but I don't have anything else to put with my black girls but my Colombian roo or my red partridge and I really want black chicks next spring.