Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[CSolis]

Here's another little project I have going on. The Lone Ranger (only male I kept of the 3 blue splashes from PP and SC) in with the 'Golden Girls'. One is a silkie/bantam BO mix, the other two are from my BO, or Star Shine (???) and KE.. KE puts the size on the kids and at times muffs and pants.
The pullet next to him is a daughter of a bantam BO and my partridge silkie roo.

Gal on the left is Starshine's daughter, while the one on the right is a bantam BO.

Note the blue earlobs on Red Cloud

We have a head start on leg feathering.

Wouldn't you know it.. give them nesting boxes, buckets and tubs and where do the eggs go?

 

[CSolis]

Here's a comparison shot of Poof Poof my first silkie hen and her 14 week old daughter.. Talk about midget moms! Mom left, daughter right.

 

[Poodlemum]

Mariano’s having babiesssss! I’m hatching banty eggs for a friend’s grandma and I’m excited to see what happens! I think there’s three different layers?

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Unfortunately Buttons didn't even survive the night, hard as rock in the morning, no idea why

On more positive news, pic of newly hat hatched chickie ... She had 3 eggs under her but they were cold when I took them off the broody with 5 chicks so I didn't have much hope. 1 egg with chick inside died from cold I think, other egg disappeared but this one hatched ....

 

[kurby22]

Unfortunately Buttons didn't even survive the night, hard as rock in the morning, no idea why

On more positive news, pic of newly hat hatched chickie ... She had 3 eggs under her but they were cold when I took them off the broody with 5 chicks so I didn't have much hope. 1 egg with chick inside died from cold I think, other egg disappeared but this one hatched ....
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Oh I’m so sorry! That’s super sad Poor Buttons

 

[Poodlemum]

Unfortunately Buttons didn't even survive the night, hard as rock in the morning, no idea why

On more positive news, pic of newly hat hatched chickie ... She had 3 eggs under her but they were cold when I took them off the broody with 5 chicks so I didn't have much hope. 1 egg with chick inside died from cold I think, other egg disappeared but this one hatched ....
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Oh man, I’m so sorry! RIP Buttons

 

[CSolis]

Unfortunately Buttons didn't even survive the night, hard as rock in the morning, no idea why

On more positive news, pic of newly hat hatched chickie ... She had 3 eggs under her but they were cold when I took them off the broody with 5 chicks so I didn't have much hope. 1 egg with chick inside died from cold I think, other egg disappeared but this one hatched ....
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So sorry you lost one of your fuzzies. But a gorgeous little cutie pie.

 

[chickengr]

Unfortunately Buttons didn't even survive the night, hard as rock in the morning, no idea why

On more positive news, pic of newly hat hatched chickie ... She had 3 eggs under her but they were cold when I took them off the broody with 5 chicks so I didn't have much hope. 1 egg with chick inside died from cold I think, other egg disappeared but this one hatched ....
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sorry for your loss. I might loose my only blue hen. she had canker and lost weight.

 

[Rosto]

First and foremost - ABSOLUTELY NO HATING ON SILKIES ALLOWED!!! If you aren’t here to support our fuzzy friends, don’t respond.

Silkies get a bad rap for the following:
"Looks like a dust mop"
"Too hard to maintain"
"Poor immune system"
"Dumber than rocks"
"0 predator awareness"
And oh, so much more.

Well my friends - I thought so too, until I actually got silkies for myself. These are some of the most wonderful birds out there.

I’ve found them to be highly heat tolerant, wonderful mothers, having the strongest immune systems in my Bantam flock, GREAT LAYERS (that’s right folks), adorable as all get out, and more.

I currently have 9 silkies - and my rooster has been nothing but a gentleman to his ladies. They free range daily and I’ve not had a silkie get killed by a predator yet. My hens average 5 eggs a week - not too bad for a silkie, eh?


Most of the time, these silkie haters haven’t even owned the breed, but rather pretend they know everything.


So... let the fun begin! Support our silkies!

Pictures always welcome.

Be mindful, and respect others...

Off-topic discussions are allowed, though try to maintain the subject of silkies.

-Kayla-

 

[Rosto]

We have Silkies, Showgirls, and Strippers. We have a variety of different colors. We love them!