Silkie thread!

[aoxa]

Blue partridge, like Phyllis 

Okay wait now.. I called her blue partridge from the get go, and everyone kept telling me she was just partridge. So what do I call her?

 

[aoxa]

She IS GORGEOUS. What color were her parents again? Do you show her as partridge?

Thank you. I showed her as partridge. That's what I was told to do. Everyone at the show called her partridge..

Her parents are blue and buff(ish).

She's much prettier than both of her parents

 

[jrosemoore]

Thank you. I showed her as partridge. That's what I was told to do. Everyone at the show called her partridge..
Her parents are blue and buff(ish).
She's much prettier than both of her parents

She is a partridge, but I think if you were really to get specific you could say blue partridge. Either way, at a show just write partridge. She'll stand out all her own anyway...won't need a name to do that for her

 

[aoxa]

She is a partridge, but I think if you were really to get specific you could say blue partridge. Either way, at a show just write partridge. She'll stand out all her own anyway...won't need a name to do that for her

Thank you again She is definitely a keeper. Has an incredible temperament as well. She doesn't even walk a step when I go to pick her up. Just stands there and lets me. She's a cat really.. I swear..

 

[Basel]

Thank you again

She is definitely a keeper. Has an incredible temperament as well. She doesn't even walk a step when I go to pick her up. Just stands there and lets me. She's a cat really.. I swear..

Ahhhh.... I love that. She is gorgeous, blue or not. I have 3 silkies totally sweet like that. Little love bugs. Chirp and talk quietly to me while I hold them too. Close their eyes. Silkies are amazing!

 

[1chicken fan]

Thank you. I showed her as partridge. That's what I was told to do. Everyone at the show called her partridge..
Her parents are blue and buff(ish).
She's much prettier than both of her parents

Lets hope my lil one is that cute, lol!!!

 

[Sk8inChick(en)]

everyone who sees me holding mine thinks they are cats so your golden haha! OR just keep them as house pets! Mine go from outside to inside all the time. They even sell chicken diapers!

I know, right? I'm not breaking the law, I just have parrots and rabbits!! LOL And I know about the chicken diapers, my Brahma girl has one!

 

[CluckyCharms]

Is there a reason why 2 different sets of Silkie eggs look so completely different? One set that was shipped to me is full of very nice sized Silkie eggs - plump, round, clean and about the size of a "medium" egg. Then, another package was sent (different breeder entirely) and they are itty-bitty teeny-tiny (barely bigger than a robin's egg) and I don't know how anything healthy is going to pop out of them. They were also quite dirty and poopy-coated. Why such a difference in size for the same breed? Would you incubate both clutches or just the ones that look healthier? I just don't know what to do...so suggestions will be welcome. There are also a *lot* of them that I can't tell which end is the wide and which end is the pointed (just look like an oblong shape with equal ends). The poop coating concerns me because wouldn't this indicate that the hens' nesting boxes are quite dirty and not well kept? A little smudge of poop here and there is to be expected...because they're not supposed to be washed. But...these eggs are *really* poopy.

Input?

[Edited to add]: To give you some sort of perspective on the poop issue, 9 out of 15 eggs I couldn't even candle to check air cell detachment/attachment because the poopy was in the way and I couldn't see through it! I wore latex gloves.

 

[cindersga]

My Sis-in-law has some animal Amoxicillin (why did I switch to bold, whatever). Anyway, I brought him in the house for the night. Will go to feed store in the a.m. Want to try the Denagard, Cindy- I'll PM you later about this. Using the vinegar. Have him in the house tonight. Hope he doesn't get used to warm. Supposed to me warm this weekend, I'll put him out then. Thanks!

Pam ~ I'm not knowledgeable about drugs and which may adversely effect your Silkie not knowing for sure what it's got. Speaking from just having this go through my chicks pen, and having several lovely peeps send me great information, what I listed above is what I did. Denagard is expensive and I almost died at the price but, the bottle is huge and it will last forever! I only found one place online that it can be purchased from and that was QC. The Oxine wasn't as bad a price but it's also just a disinfectant. The VetRx, which I found at the feed store, was less than $9 and it's all natural. I hope this helps and make sure you use vinegar that includes the "mother". Usually it is in the health food section of your grocery store.

What's denagard?

Hey there! Denagard is Tiamulin hydrogen fumarate and is used for swine but has also successfully been used in poultry to treat respiratory infections and as a preventative given to poultry flocks a couple times a year. Since chickens/Silkies are sensitive to dust and such they easily get respiratory problems/infections and if it gets bad it can wipe out a lot of your birds if you don't get it under control quickly. Most chickens are kept in close quarters and you can see how easily any disease would spread rapidly. Both the Oxine and the Denagard are good products to have on hand. Trust me I was freaking for 4 days waiting for the drugs to arrive on my doorstep all the while praying my little chicks would be okay and not die. It was scary for me as I'm a newer chicken momma. Cindy

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Cold or windy weather does not cause illness. However, wind can carry airborne pathogens, as can wild birds, biting bugs, contact with anything that has been near other birds, etc.