Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[Kiki]

Any silkie thread drags me in...so here's some of my breeding/showing flock of Silkies and some of their chicks.

When it comes to Silkies, even though I absolutely adore them (hence why I keep and breed them) there is still little things about them that can grind my gears

I'm not getting further into it but I always go with the saying that parents used to say..."Dont say you don't like something if you've never tried it".

Some breeds work for different people and their circumstances and I fully respect that. Personally, I think any chicken that's a healthy and happy one is a good one no matter what it looks like.

Regardless of what anyone thinks of my fluffy chickens, they're still perfect to me and I'd never change them for anything else!

(Except a chicken nugget...)

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The blue toes are killing me.

 

[PioneerChicks]

Thankyou! Yes that was indeed me

Thank you for making that, I plan on entering silkies in the fair next year so I found that article very useful.

 

[Kiki]

Thank you for making that, I plan on entering silkies in the fair next year so I found that article very useful.

That's awesome.
Good luck.

 

[casportpony]

Your silkies are so cute and fluffy! Aren't you the one who made the "Bathing Silkies: How To Keep Them Bright & Fluffy" Article? This is the one I mean:
(https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/bathing-silkies-how-to-keep-them-bright-fluffy.75262/)

Thankyou! Yes that was indeed me

I love that article!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's a super fluffy boy.

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

Thank you for making that, I plan on entering silkies in the fair next year so I found that article very useful.

No problem at all!

I'm glad it will be helpful for you, good luck for the fair too!

 

[Claires Poultry]

Here's a super fluffy boy.View attachment 1919660 View attachment 1919658 View attachment 1919661 View attachment 1919662

Really cute!

 

[PioneerChicks]

That is probably one of the fluffiest silkies I have ever seen. I love his coloring too.

(EDIT: Sorry I meant to quote MysteryChicken)

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

I love that article!

Aw, Thankyou!

I honestly never expected people to like it so much as they seem too. I just always get asked my method so I thought I may as well make it into an article to share with everyone!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Really cute!

Thank you.